IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21272 of 2009 SANT LAL PASWAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 07.08.2009 Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking bail in a case instituted under diverse sections including section 302 IPC. as well as section 27 of the Arms Act. FIR has been lodged against unknown. Allegation is that 20-25 accused persons arrived at the place of occurrence and opened indiscriminate firing causing death of the cousin of the informant. It appears that in course of investigation, the name of the petitioner transpired through the confessional statements of co- accuseds Suresh Bhagat, Vijay Thakur and Dilip Sahni. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co- accuseds Suresh Bhagat and Vijay Thakur have been granted bail by this court. Records of Suresh Bhagat (Cr.Misc.No.705 of 2009) is before this Court. Learned counsel also produces a copy of the order dated 31.03.2009, passed in Cr.Misc. No.52341 of 2008, whereby co-accused Vijay Thakur has been granted bail. The same is placed on record and marked as ‘X’. In the facts and circumstances of the case, and also keeping in view the fact that similarly placed co-accuseds have been granted bail by this Court, let the petitioner abovenamed be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two - 2 - sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of CJM, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur (Sadar) P.S.Case No.245/2007 subject to the condition that one of the bailors shall be his own/close family member. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )