IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.38597 of 2009 ASHOK SINGH, S/o Late Kedar Singh, R/o Village – Aainwan, P.S. Kako, Distt. Jehanabad ….. Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ………… Opposite Party. ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the State:- Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 10.11.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is accused in a case registered under Sections 395, 412 & 341 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the first information report has been lodged against unknown persons. Antecedent of the petitioner is clean and he has not been put to T.I. Parade. It has also been stated that co-accused Dinesh Singh @ Devendra Singh, whose case is on similar footing as that of the petitioner, has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 17.08.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19207/2000, as contained in Annexure-2. Learned counsel for the State submitted that it is a case of 1996 and the petitioner, who remained all through absconding, has been arrested on 11.09.2009; as 2 such, he does not deserve bail. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and also in view of the fact that the petitioner is accused in the police case of the year 1996 and he evaded arrest for long time of about 13 years halting the prosecution, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. This application is dismissed at this stage. However, if the petitioner so desires, he may renew the prayer for bail after six months. dk ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J. )