IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47237 of 2007 SANTOSH RAWANI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04. 02.05.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is an accused for offence punishable under section 379/511 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is that while the informant, namely, Hawaldar Lalan Prasad Mandal was on night ‘gashti’ he heard some sound and when he reached the place of occurrence he saw three persons digging the earth for cutting wire but on seeing the informant, two of them fled away and only the petitioner was caught with an iron cutter. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the entire allegation is false and frivolous and nothing has been recovered from his possession. Learned counsel for the petitioner also avers that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 04.06.2007. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed. Let petitioner, namely, Santosh Rawani be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna City in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No. 143 of 2007. harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)