IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42841 of 2010 MD.CHAND @ RIZWAN MIAN, son of Md. Satar, resident of mohalla-Khoda Nagar, Police Station-Chhatauni, District-East Champaran, Motihari. ………Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 27.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, who is in custody in connection with Motihari Town P.S. Case No.353/2009 since 07.05.2010 for the offence under Sections 457, 380, 411 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner in this case has transpired on the basis of confession of co-accused namely Binod Kumar @ Vinod Kumar who has already been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No.8434 of 2010. This fact has been stated in paragraph 8 of the petition. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has opposed the prayer for bail. It was submitted that petitioner is a habitual offender of such type of offence and he was 2 accused in as many as eight cases. Be that as it may since the co- accused, on whose confession, petitioner was made an accused has already been granted bail as well as the fact that petitioner has remained in jail for quite considerable period, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Motihari Town P.S. Case No.353/2009. PN (Rakesh Kumar, J.)