IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41159 of 2009 CHHOTE LAL SINGH @ PHULAN SINGH, son of Late Tarni Singh, resident of village- Bhandajore, P. S. Roh, District. Nawada…… Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 2. 03.12.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Considering the fact that co-accused Sharan Singh having almost identical allegation of giving injury by a sharp cutting weapon on the head one Navin Kumar which too is corroborated from the connected injury report, has already been granted bail, this court, finding similar allegation of causing injury by sharp cutting weapon on the person of Maksudan Singh as is also found in the corresponding injury report of aforesaid Maksudan Singh, will have no option but to follow the earlier order of this court granting bail to co-accused Sharan Singh. It has to be however appreciated that co-accused Sharan Singh in his application had made a categorical statement as with regard to his having no criminal antecedent whereas no such statement has been made by the petitioner of this case in his bail application. 2 Mr. Thakur, on instruction, however has orally submitted that the petitioner too has also got no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforementioned aspects, this court finding the case of the petitioner to be almost on the similar footing as that of co-accused Sharan Singh would direct for release of the petitioner namely Chhote Lal Singh @ Phulan Singh on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Roh P. S. Case No. 07/09, subject to the condition that one of the bailors must be a close family member of the petitioner. It is, however, made clear that before releasing the petitioner on bail his criminal antecedent shall be verified by the court below and the petitioner would be released on bail only if there is no criminal case pending against him. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)