IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1942 of 2008 SONU KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 14.5.08 The petitioner is in custody since 6.10.2007 in connection with Buxar Rail Police Station Case No. 45 of 2007 registered under Section 379/511 of the Indian Penal Code in relation to theft in running train i.e. Sampoorn Kranti Express coming from Delhi to Patna. It is alleged that Sampoorn Kranti Express , which runs non stop from Delhi to Patna with due technical halt at Kanpur and Mugalsarai reached Buxar in the early hour of the day and stopped at the outer signal . Petitioner got into the train , snatched the hand bag of the informant and started running when he was apprehended in the adjoining bogie and the bag was recovered and ultimately the present case was lodged and he was handed over to the police. Petitioner submits that he was a bonafide passenger. Petitioner has stated in para 7 of his bail application that he is a student and he was also a bonafide passenger of the said train and he was travelling that day on the reservation ticket. On petitioner’s producing before the trial Court the said reservation ticket in his name in respect of the said train on the said date he shall be released on bail on being satisfied with regard to the bonafide of the ticket on a bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the trial Court(Learned Railway Magistrate, Bhojpur at Arrah), subject to the condition that one of the bailors would be the brother of the petitioner, 2 namely,Anil Kumar Sinha. With the aforesaid observation and direction this application stands disposed of. Singh (Navaniti Prasad Singh)