IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19664 of 2009 LAKHAN SAHANI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 25.08.2009 Heard both sides. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under diverse sections of Indian Penal Code including Section 307 IPC. Allegation as per the F.I.R. is that the informant who is the police personnel while he was deployed in maintaining law and order situation in the village was attacked by few accused persons. Specific allegation of assault on this person is against co-accused Lalan Sahani and Dhodhai Sahani. So far the petitioner is concerned, the allegation is that he along with few others surrounded him and assaulted with lathi and danda. It is further alleged that the service revolver of the informant was also taken away. Learned counsel submits that the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. It is contended that the accused persons, against whom similar allegation has been levelled in the F.I.R., have been granted privilege of bail. In this connection, he draws attention of this court to the order placed at Annexure-2. Several records have been called for in this case and from perusal whereof it appears that few other accused persons who are similarly named with general and omnibus allegation have been released on bail. 2 Learned A.P.P., opposing the prayer, submits that petitioner absconded for few years. It is further contended that the trial is under way. Having regard to the materials collected on record including the allegations, this court having regard to the fact that other co-accuseds have been released on bail, grants similar privilege to the petitioner. Let petitioner above named 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 learned S.D.J.M. (West) Muzaffarpur in connection with Motipur P.S. case no. 211 of 2004 subject to the following conditions: (i) One of the bailers will be own/close family member of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner shall appear in person on each and every date fixed in the Court below. In case of default on two consecutive occasions without any cogent/satisfactory reason, the bail bond of the petitioner shall be cancelled and thereafter the Trial Court will be at liberty to secure his arrest in accordance with law. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )