IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45137 of 2009 UPENDRA MAHTO, SON OF SRI RAM CHANDRA MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- YOGIYA, P.S.-PUPRI, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI. …..Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …..Opposite Party. WITH Cr.Misc. No.45318 of 2009 LUCHAI PANJIYAR @ LUCHAI MAHTO, SON OF LATE KRIPALI PANJIYAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-YOGIYA, P.S.-PUPRI, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI. …..Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …..Opposite Party. ----------- 02/ 08.01.2010 Since both the above bail applications have arisen out of an occurrence i.e. Pupri P.S. Case No. 62/2009, are heard together and are being disposed of by this common order. Altogether nine persons are named as accused. These two petitioners along with seven others including Visnath Kapar @ Vishwanath Kapar and Batohi Mahto @ Barahi Mahto are other accused persons. There is general allegation that at the behest of petitioner Luchai Panjiyar @ Luchai Mahto all the nine accused have indiscriminately assaulted and caused death of informant’s brother Hari Lal Mahto. Submission is that identically situated accused persons namely Visnath 2 Kapar @ Vishwanath Kapar and Batohi Mahto @ Barahi Mahto have been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 42097 of 2009 and Cr. Misc. No. 43570 of 2009 on 11.12.2009. Prayer for bail of the petitioner was opposed by learned Counsel for the State assisted by learned Counsel for the informant. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioners are directed to be released from custody on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri at Sitamarhi/concerned court in connection with Pupri P.S. Case No. 62 of 2009. kksinha/ ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)