IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18833 of 2009 SONU BALA @ BALA PRASAD SONI S/o Ram Tahal Soni @ Ram Tahal Mali resident of Village Kawai P.S. Dawath Dist. Rohtas Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR Opp. Party ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Shailendra Kumar For the State: Mr Pramod Rajpati, APP ----------- 02 25.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner has been made accused in Dawath P.S. case no. 172/2008 registered under section 414 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a bona fide purchaser of the concerned vehicle from his co-villager. In support of which he has brought on record one agreement annexure 2. It is also stated on behalf of the petitioner that there is no theft report of the vehicle concerned and the petitioner is in jail custody since 20.12.2008. Further contention is that on the same date certain other vehicles were also seized by the police and certain persons were made accused in the case who are on similar footings and have been granted bail by a Bench of this court by order as contained in annexure 3 to this petition. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case the petitioner (Sonu Bala @ Bala Prasad Soni) 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj in Dawath P.S. Case no. 172 of 2008. shahid (Dr Ravi Ranjan, J)