IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51730 of 2008 1. NARESH JHA son of Jaldhar Jha 2. Ranjeet Jha son of Lakhu Jha 3. Fulchand Jha son of Lola Jha All residents of village Kolanarayanpur P.S.Jagdishpur, District-Bhagalpur--- -------------------Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 27.1.2009 Heard Mr. Krishna Mohan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. D. Surendra, learned A.P.P. Three petitioners are in custody in a case in which they absented from trial after framing of charge. It is contended that the petitioners are in custody for about six months or a little bit short of that period but during this period no witness turned up for evidence. The contention further is that the absence was after about twenty years of the institution of the case when no progress could be made in the trial up till 1997 and a bit thereafter as well. The contention is that there is no chance as things stand presently on disposal of the case. Let petitioners named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Ist Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur, in connection with Sessions Trial no.441 of 1982 arising out of Sabour P.S. case no.21 of 1980 subject to the condition that the petitioners shall remain physically present on all dates when they are required by the the court and on any of those dates the court shall have to be satisfied of the reasons of absence of the petitioner with same amount of certainty. sudip ( Dharnidhar Jha,J )