IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.56556 of 2007 SURENDRA YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 16.05.2008 Heard both sides. The petitioner has approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail in a case instituted under sections 143, 188, 186, 353, 341, 379 of I.P.C. and sections 135, 135(A) and 136 of R.P. Act. The allegation in the F.I.R. is that the petitioner was the person who looted the ballot box. It has been submitted that all other accused of the present case have been granted bail. The petitioner could not surrender as he was under treatment. This Court is of the view that the petitioner should surrender and make an application for grant of bail in the Court below as there has been inordinate delay in approaching the Court for the relief. In the event, the petitioner surrenders within three weeks from today and makes an application for grant of bail, the same shall be considered by the learned Court below on its own merit and disposed of the same expeditiously. The Court may also take into account the fact that the other co-accuseds have been granted bail in the case. With this observation, the matter stands disposed of. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J ) - 2 -