IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.44650 of 2008 SANJAY MAHTO, son of Mahabir Mahto, Resident of village Mushari, P.S. Chandi, District Nalanda …. Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …… Opposite party ----------- 02/ 28.11.2008 Learned counsel for the Informant has filed vakalatnama, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the Informant. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 452, 341, 323 and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He is named in the First Information Report along with seven others and all the accused persons are alleged to have assaulted the deceased with lathi. There is no specific overt act alleged against any of the FIR named accused. Appreciating such fact, other accused persons have been admitted to the privilege of bail, after they remained in jail custody for about seven months. Petitioner is also in jail custody for the same period. In the circumstances, petitioner, namely, Sanjay Mahto is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Hilsa in connection with G.R. No. 884 of 2007, arising out of Chandi P.S. Case No. 235 of 2007. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.) 2