IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1730 of 2008 LAXMI MAHTO @ LAKSHMI MAHTO Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 6.5.2008 Heard. Petitioner Laxmi Mahto @ Lakshmi Mahto is an accused in a case instituted under section 25(1-B) A, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act on the allegation that on confidential information that some miscreants had assembled in order to make preparation for commission of dacoity, the police raided the said place and arrested two persons namely Patta Singh and petitioner Laxmi Mahto. It is further said that on search a country made pistol was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted by the learned Advocate of the petitioner that the petitioner is languishing in jail for the last eleven months and as per the case diary petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Considering the submission of both sides and also the period of detention, petitioner Laxmi Mahto @ Lakshmi Mahto is ordered to 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in Samastipur (M) P.S. case no. 339 of 2007. Uday/ ( Syed Md. Mahfooz Alam, J. )