IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16487 of 2008 HANUMAN RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 08.07.2008 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Informant’s son Mukesh Kumar Singh was called by this petitioner and other accused persons for eating and drinking in the evening on 04.09.2007. Submission is that the deceased was used to eating and drinking. When the deceased did not return and his dead body was found floating in a pond then the informant went and identified the dead body as his son. It has been submitted that in course of investigation, it has come on the date of occurrence that the petitioner was in another village in connection with settlement of a dispute and was not present there. The petitioner is aged about 70 years. There is no witness against the petitioner. It has come during investigation that the deceased had illicit relationship with the wife of Baghi Paswan and Baghi Paswan might have motive to kill. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Hanuman Ram 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 the S.D.J.M., (West), Muzaffarpur in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 168 of 2007. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) 2