IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21478 of 2009 1. RAJ NATH SINGH @ RAM NATH SINGH , SON OF LATE AGUWAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LALACHAK, POLICE STATION DHANSOI, DISTRICT BUXER 2. PAPPU GUPTA, SON OF SARANG DHARI GUPTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JORAJPUR, POLICE STATION SHOHAWAL, DISTRICT GAJIPUR (U.P.) AT RPESENT KHALASI MUHALLA BUXER, POLICE STATION BUXER (T), DISTRICT BUXER Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 09.07.2009 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The case is under Section 307 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. As per the first information report, when the informant went to enquire about the cattle alleged to have been stolen by Harendra Singh, Mukhiya. Petitioner no.1, who happens to be the father of Harendra Singh, abused the informant and threatened him and also stated that he could shoot a man from a distance of three kilometers and fired two shots. There is nothing against the petitioner in the F.I.R. that his fire hit any one. The allegation against petitioner no.2 is that when the informant wanted to inform the Mahanth about the incident, petitioner no.2 threatened him with his rifle. Petitioners are in - 2 - custody since 10.3.2009. Although it is stated that petitioner no.1 has criminal antecedent, a supplementary affidavit has been filed to show that the petitioner has been acquitted in one case and other case is pending in which the police has submitted final report finding the petitioner as innocent. Considering the above facts and circumstances, the application is allowed. Petitioners, namely, Raj Nath Singh alias Ram Nath Singh and Pappu Gupta, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxer in connection with Dhansoi P.S. Case No.12 of 2009. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)