IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.508 of 2009 Santlal Mahto S/o Rajdeo Mahto, Village-Dostpur, P.S. Sahebganj, District-Muzaffarpur ---- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- WITH Cr.Misc. No.49168 of 2008 Manish Kumar, Son of Shambhu Singh, resident of Village- Balthi Gaussi, P.S. Sahebganj, District-Muzaffarpur -------------- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 5 20-04-2009 Heard Mr. Kailash Nath Diwakar, learned counsel for petitioners as also Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh,learned A.P.P. for the State. Cr.Misc.No.49168 of 2008 filed by petitioner Manish Kumar and Cr.Misc.No.508 of 2009 filed by petitioner Santlal Mahto have been taken up together as they arise out of the same Sahebganj P.S. Case No.134 of 2008 and having been heard together are being disposed of by this common order. It appears that when the informant along with staff Laxman Prasad had reached near Rajepur Chowk on a motorcycle , a person tried to stop him which he by-passed and proceeded further, when two persons came from both sides armed with pistol and on the point thereof they stopped him and snatched away a substantial amount of money apart from other articles and all the three fled away on a motorcycle and while fleeing one of the pillion riders fell therefrom even as the others escaped. The person who had fallen from the - 2 - motorcycle was apprehended on chase and on being questioned he disclosed his name as also names of his associates. Since the name of accused Santlal Mahto has surfaced on the basis of the confessional statement of Manish Kumar and as he has neither been put on T.I.Parade nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his person or possession, petitioner Santlal Mahto is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur (West) in connection with Sahebganj P.S. Case No.134 of 2008. So far as petitioner Manish Kumar is concerned, he was allegedly apprehended on chase. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to enlarge him on bail. NKS/- ( Abhijit Sinha, J )