IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16507 of 2011 PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR SON OF SRI GARIBNATH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PARIHAR, P.S.-PAROHAR, DISTRICT- SITAMARHI …….. PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 13-06-2011 Heard Sri Hanslal Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. The petitioner, who is in custody in connection with Bela P.S. Case No.18 of 2010 for the offence under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. It was submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that none of the witnesses has seen the occurrence. The allegation against the petitioner and other six accused persons was that they had taken son of the informant with them and subsequently on the next day the dead body was recovered from a bush. It was further submitted that number of other co- accused having similar allegation have already been granted bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed Annexure-2 series to the petition, which are the order dated 18.5.2010 passed in Cr.Misc.No.16340 of 2010( Mukesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar) and order dated 27.5.2010 passed in Cr.Misc.No. 19241 of 2010 (Vikki Kumar Vs. State of Bihar). Both the aforesaid accused persons, who have been granted bail, were named in the F.I.R. and similar allegations were made against them. Considering the fact that other accused persons having 2 similar allegation have been granted bail, there is no reason to deny the privilege of bail to the petitioner. Let the 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Bela P.S. Case No.18/ 2010. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)