IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22322 of 2009 SK.AJJO @ SHEKH AJJO Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 20.07.2009 Heard both sides. Petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under diverse sections of the Penal Code including section 307/436 of the IPC. As per allegation in the FIR petitioner, aged about 70 years, said to have set the thatched roof of Sheikh Mansoor on fire causing some damage. Allegation further is that thereafter young ones in the family (sons & nephews of the petitioner) arrived and started firing indiscriminately causing injury to the son of the informant. Learned counsel submits that admittedly the informant side and the accused side are gotias. FIR itself indicates that on the date of occurrence a panchayati was organized. It is contended that he has been made accused with this scanty allegations only to ensure that the oldest one in the family also remained in jail. Referring to the statement made in paragraph 11 it is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and that he is in custody since 27.1.2009. In the facts and circumstances, petitioner Sk. Ajjo @ Shekh Ajjo is directed to 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Sanhaulla P.S. Case No. 07 of 2009. DKS/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)