IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30650 of 2009 SANJAY SINGH @ MAHATMA, son of Late Sheo Kumar Singh, resident of village Agwanpur, P.S. Barh, District Patna Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 7.10.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by the order dated 18.6.2009 in Cr.Misc.No. 23180/2008 by giving an observation that the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after completing one year of judicial custody. Mr. Niraj Kumar, counsel for the petitioner, would submit that the petitioner is in custody since 10.5.2007 and in this way he has almost completed two years five months in relation to offences under sections 25, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act as also 3/4 of the Explosive Substance Act where the maximum punishment can be in the vicinity of three years. Mr. Kumar informs that the trial of the petitioner in this case has not even commenced and therefore, even if the petitioner is accused in 15 other cases, his 2 being granted bail in this case would only enable the petitioner to face remaining cases, some of which are still at the stage of trial. Considering the aforementioned aspects, this Court would direct for release of the abovenamed petitioner on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Addl. Sessions Judge I, Barh, Patna in Pandarak P.S.Case No. 10/99, S.Tr.No. 1655/2008, provided he gives an undertaking that he shall remain present on each and every day of the trial and a continuous absence on two consecutive dates will automatically entail the consequence of cancellation of his bail. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/