IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39704 of 2008 SINTU BHAGAT @ SANTOSH BHAGAT Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. V.D.Singh, Advocate. For the State: Mr. Upendra Kumar,APP 03 23.12.2008 Heard. Petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under Sections 392, 395,412 and 120B of the Penal Code. First Information Report has been lodged against unknown. It appears the name of the petitioner transpired in the alleged confessional statement of one of the co-accuseds, namely, Nipu Haldhar recorded on 13.05.2008. There is no corresponding recovery from the possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that alleged confessional statement has been recorded in paragraph nos. 71 and 90 of the case diary. It is further submitted that in his first statement he has not named the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that so far the present case is concerned, there is no convincing material justifying his detention in the present case. It appears that petitioner is in custody since 03.05.2008 Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State after going through the case diary submits that the petitioner is recidivist as he is named in many cases of similar nature. He is made accused in five cases of similar/identical nature. Having regard to the fact appearing from the record this court is inclined to admit the petitioner to bail. 2 Let the petitioner, namely, Sintu Bhagat @ Santosh Bhagat 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Balrampur Police Station Case No. 25 of 2008 subject to the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors shall be the own/close family member of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner shall appear before the officer-in-charge Araria P.S. or any other officer-in-charge of the said police station on (every alternate Saturday or Sunday) for a period of six months continuously from the date of his release. In case of default in such appearance before the officer- in- charge of the said police station, the matter shall be promptly reported to the court in seisin of the case and the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner and ensure his arrest by adopting procedure prescribed in law. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)