IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.50208 of 2008 BANARSI SINGH @ BANDE SINGH S/O LATE MAHABIR SINGH, R/O VILLAGE- DEWKA, P.S.-CHAUTHAM, DISTRICT- KHAGARIA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 25/03/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. The petitioner is an accused of a case which has been registered against 15-20 unknown criminals under sections 395 and 386 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the informant was ploughing his filed then the criminals came and taken away the tractor. Submission is that the tractor was not recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Though the petitioner was accused in a case under section 414 of the Indian Penal Code registered in the year 2000 with regard to recovery of the tractor but in that case he was admitted to bail by the court below itself. In the present case he was roped in after eight years of the occurrence. The petitioner has surrendered on 13.10.2008 and he is aged 70 years. The petitioner has clean past. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Banarsi Singh @ Bande Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Purnea in connection with Rupouli (Mohanpur) P.S. Case No. 48 of 2000. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)