IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.48887 of 2008 PAPPU PANDEY, son of Ramadhar Pandey, R/o Village Anand Nagar, P.S. Bagaha, District West Champaran ---------Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 30.1.2009 As prayed for, the learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary corrections in paragraph 2 of the supplementary affidavit with regard to the name of the petitioner. Two supplementary affidavits have been filed on behalf of the petitioner stating therein that the petitioner is facing the trial vide Trial no.2296 of 2008 and the other with respect to grant of bail to one co-accused Rajesh Choubey @ Rajesh Pandey . Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner has been made an accused for the offence under section 384 of the Penal Code. The petitioner is a named accused along with co-accused Rajesh Choubey, who are alleged to have demanded the Rangdari from the informant. - 2 - It is submitted that said Rajesh Choubey, having similar allegations to that of the petitioner, has been allowed bail by this Court as per the order dated 22.12.2008 passed in Cr.Misc. No.37731 of 2008. Certified coy of the said order has been produced, which is being kept on the record. The learned APP appearing on behalf of the State is not in a position to refute the above submissions. In the circumstances, petitioner Pappu Pandey is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Shri Manoj Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Bagaha, West Champaran, in connection with Trial no.2296/08, arising out of Laukaria Police Station Case No.57/06. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)