IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.21028 of 2009 VINOD SAH @ BINOD SAH, SON OF SHRI SUBEE LAL SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE – HEMANPUR, P.S. – BAKHRI, DISTRICT – BEGUSARAI. ………….. PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …………….. OPP. PARTY ----------- 02/ 20.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner, who is the Munshi, is that he is suspected of stealing the deposition of witnesses in a case (Session Trial No. 25 of 2002) form the Copying Department. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all the witnesses in Session Trial No. 25 of 2002 had become hostile and the accused persons were in jail. Since the accused persons were in jail, the Munshi applied for certified copy of the evidence. When the search was made of the certified copies of the deposition, they were reported to have been stolen. Thereafter the witnesses were again recalled to give their evidence. The witnesses have deposed that they have not seen the person responsible for committing the crime. On the 2 basis of the aforesaid evidence, finding in the Session Trial Judgment of the Session Trial No. 25 of 2002 was recorded acquitting the accused and as such the learned counsel submits that the petitioner had nothing to gain from getting of the records stolen. Be that as it may, the petitioner in the above named case who is in custody since 13.03.2009, is directed to be release 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No. 317 of 2006. kundan (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)