IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1830 of 2010 KRISHNA PUROHIT . Versus UNION OF INDIA THRU.C.B.I. . ----------- 3. 10.2.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the C.B.I. The prayer for bail of the petitioner came to be rejected along with co-accused Kartik Harbada in Cr. Misc. Nos. 33094 of 2008 and 34934 of 2008. The later being the Managing Director and promoter while the petitioner is the Director. The renewed prayer for bail of the petitioner again came to be rejected on 23.1.2009 with a liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months. The special leave petition against the same was disposed on 1.5.2009, noticing with anguish that despite his custody for the last one year, charges were yet to be framed directing to complete the trial before 31.12.2009 failing which he may renew his prayer for bail. The report of the Court below states that charge is yet to be framed much less the trial concluded. In the meantime, co-accused Kartik Harbada has been enlarged on bail by another Bench of this Court on 15.5.2009 in Cr. Misc. No. 12802 of 2009 2 noticing his period of custody of more than one year. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 23.4.2008. Considering the grant of bail to similarly situated co-accused, let the petitioner above named be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, C.B.I., South Bihar, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 22/2006 arising out of R.C. No. 02(E)/2007. Learned counsel for the C.B.I. submits that the petitioner is from outside Bihar and therefore the photograph and proof of residence of the bailors must be appended to the bail bonds. This Court, accordingly, directs the same to be done. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)