IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.28730 of 2009 RABINDRA MAHTON, SON OF LATE NAGESHWAR MAHTON, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE REWATA, POLICE STATION CHANAN (LAKHISARAI), DISTRICT LAKHISARAI----- PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR----- OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 2 15.9.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 147, 148, 149, 324 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner is that he is said to have fired on the informant causing simple injuries on the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before this Court the deposition of the petitioner Rabindra Mahton in Session Trial No. 359 of 1991in which he has deposed against the informant of this present case i.e. Manoj Mandal. It is submitted that one of the witnesses Jai Prakash Mahto who had deposed against the petitioner and others, was in fact killed by them in the year 2008, whereas this petitioner has been made accused in the present case. The petitioner has remained in custody for about three months. Considering the aforesaid fact, petitioner Rabindra Mahton is directed to be released on bail in connection with Lakhisarai (Chanan) P.S. Case No. 557 of 2008 on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai subject to the condition that the petitioner has clean antecedent on verification. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)