IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.398 of 2008 BHAGELU MUKHIYA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 16.7.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner is an accused for an offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and other allied offences. Counsel for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court to the injury reports to show that the injuries attributable to the petitioner at best can be one of the four head injuries and therefore when the petitioner has remained in custody for a period of ten months (since 5.9.2007) and has no criminal antecedent, this Court should grant bail to the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court, there being direct allegation against the petitioner of assault and corresponding injuries having been found on the head, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner namely Bhagelu Mukhiya is hereby rejected. It is however observed that after the petitioner completes one and a half years of judicial 2 custody, he will have liberty to move this Court with a prayer for bail. With the aforementioned observations /directions, this application for bail is hereby dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)