IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.53079 of 2008 PRAVESH SINGH @ RAM PRAVESH SINGH, son of Deo Nandan Singh, resident of village-Lochanpur, P.S.Arrah, Muffasil, District- Bhojpur(Arrah). Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 2.2.2009 Heard Sri Brij Mohan Kumar Singh, Advocate for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner was on bail as the case was registered under all bailable Sections of the Penal Code. It appears that the police while submitting chargesheet also added some Sections of the SC and ST(Prevention of Atrocities)Act and as such, the case was committed to the court of Sessions. While Sessions trial No.47 of 2003 was fixed for recording of evidence on 3.11.2004, the petitioner absented himself resulting into the cancellation of his bond and ultimately the petitioner could appear in the court below on 18.11.2008. The petitioner is in custody since thereafter. The contention is that the petitioner, a poor man, went out of the state for earning his livelihood entrusting his Pairvi to his Pairvikar but he dumped him and could not inform him about the development as indicated above - 2 - and as soon as he learnt about it, he himself surrendered to the custody of the court. The contention further is that since 18.11.2008 there has not been any progress so far in the trial of the case. Be that as it may, considering the above contentions, let the above named petitioner be released from custody on furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Ist Additional District & Sessions Judge, Arrah in SC/ST Case No.47 of 2003(Arrah Muffasil P.S.Case No. 92 of 1998, G.R.No.979 of 1998)subject to condition that the petitioner shall remain physically present on all dates till the trial of the case is concluded. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )