IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37200 of 2010 Manjeet Choudhary @ Manjeet Kumar @ Manchal @ Manjeet, Son of Raj Kumar Choudhary, resident of Village- Singhia Makandpur, P.S. Gopalpur, District-Bhagalpur -------------- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 04 09-12-2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make correction in the prayer portion of the petition in course of the day. Heard Sri Ram Suresh Rai, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Indu Bala Pandey, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. This is the second attempt for grant of bail. Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by order dated 17.3.2010 passed in Cr.Misc.No.8072 of 2010. The prayer for bail has been renewed on the ground of change of situation in the case. Earlier on merit, the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected. It was submitted that one of the co- accused, namely, Sonu Kumar Singh @ Ranjeet Kumar Singh after rejection of the bail petition dated 17.3.2010 has been extended the privilege of bail on 11.10.2010 vide Cr.Misc.No.30859 of 2010. The said order has been brought on record as Annexure-3 to the supplementary affidavit. It has been submitted that the petitioner’s case stands on better footing than the co-accused Sonu Kumar Singh @ Ranjeet Kumar Singh. Smt. Indu Bala Pandey, learned Addl.Public Prosecutor for the State is not in a position to distinguish the case of the petitioner with the case of Sonu Kumar Singh @ Ranjeet Kumar 2 Singh. In view of the facts and circumstances that after the rejection of bail of this petitioner vide order dated 17.3.2010 one another co-accused having almost similar allegation has been extended the privilege of bail, it would not be appropriate to deny the prayer for bail of this petitioner. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- ( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge,F.T.C.No.1, Katihar in connection with Sessions Trial No.217 of 2010 arising out of Korha P.S. Case No.122 of 2009 on the same term and condition , which has been imposed in Cr.Misc.No.30859 of 2010 ( Sonu Kumar Singh @ Ranjeet Kumar Singh Vs. State). NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)