IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7961 of 2008 UDAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 14.07.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Informant’s elder brother Munna Chaudhary @ Prabhash Chaudhary and three others namely, Debanand Chaudhary, Balram Kuwar and Lucho Singh were shot dead on 12.12.97. The petitioner is named in the present case; besides the petitioner other persons are also named. The submission is that the informant is not eyewitness of the occurrence and the eyewitness, who is a Chaukidar has not supported about the presence of the petitioner as he has not identified any of the accused persons. There is no independent witness and the petitioner is in custody since 13.11.2006. It appears that the occurrence is of the year 1997 and the petitioner is in custody after about 9 years of the occurrence. He is named accused in the case in which four persons were shot dead. Considering the submissions, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. His prayer for bail is rejected. Mkr. (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J)