IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24191 of 2011 Pintu Mukhiya Versus The State of Bihar ----------- 02 22.07.2011 The petitioner is in custody since 01.03.2011 in connection with Nauhatta P.S.Case No.94 of 2009 for the offences under Section 147, 148, 149, 342, 379, 384 IPC. It has been alleged in the complaint filed by Md. Mintullah that the accused Yogendra Mukhiya and Jagesh Yadav demanded extortion money of Rs.50,000/- after seeing the complainant’s stock of straw. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that while the date of occurrence is 23.3.2009 the FIR has come to be registered in terms of Section 156(3) of Cr. P.C. as late as on 2.10.2009, i.e. after a delay of over six months, which casts a long shadow of doubt on the veracity of the complaint itself. After hearing the learned A.P.P. and considering the relevant materials on record, especially the inordinate delay in filing the FIR and absence of specific allegation for extortion against this petitioner, let the petitioner namely, Pintu Mukhiya, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in Nauhatta P.S.Case no.94 of 2009. psc (Vikash Jain, J.) 2