IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21319 of 2011 Sanjay Sharma @ Sanjay Singh @ Sanjay Kumar son of Akhileshwar Sharma, resident of village- Mok, P.S.-Konch, District- Gaya. Versus The State of Bihar ----------- 2. 6.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Konch P.S. Case No.23 of 2002 registered for the offence under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 353 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act, the petitioner has prayed for grant of bail. As per the prosecution case, allegation is that there was rumour in Konch Bazar that one Jitendra Singh of village Mok was kidnapped by the extremists. Upon this information, the police reached at the place of occurrence where the villagers were agitated. They were not allowing the police to enter inside the village and in the process there is also allegation that the villagers fired 7/8 rounds but none was hurt. The prosecution has also alleged that the accused persons brought ladies and children ahead and managed their escape. From the first information report it transpires that seven persons including the petitioner have been named with no definite allegation. The only allegation which is said to be against them is that they were identified and they managed their escape. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent villager. The entire villagers were agitated and they mistook the police force as members of extremist group and that is why they were not allowing them to enter inside the 2 village. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail on the ground mentioned in the first information report and in the impugned order. Taking into consideration the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, let the petitioner, namely, Sanjay Sharma @ Sanjay Singh @ Sanjay Kumar in the event of his arrest at the hands of the police or surrender before the court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Gaya in connection with Konch P.S. Case No.23 of 2002. Md.S. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)