IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25822 of 2011 Rishideo Rai, Son of Sri Nageshwar Rai, resident of village-Nakta Diyara, P.S.-Digha, District-Patna, at present Mohalla-Yadubansi Nagar, P.S.-Digha, District-Patna. Versus The State of Bihar ----------- 2 03.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the State. The case is under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 341, 337, 307, 302, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is submitted that the present case has been instituted on the basis of the self-statement of Officer-in-Charge of Digha Police Station, Patna. He has named 16 persons in the F.I.R. including the petitioner and apart from the named accused 35-40 unknown have also been shown to be in the category of accused. The allegation is of cross-firing between rival group on the eve of election of Mukhiya and from the F.I.R. itself, it would transpire that the petitioner himself was an injured in the incident. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner alleged in the F.I.R. It is also submitted that co-accused, namely Sugan Rai @ Sugamber Prasad @ Sugan Sarang and Choa Rai @ Choba Rai, who though, not named in the F.I.R. have been granted bail in Cr. Misc. No. 22860 of 2011 and Cr .Misc. No. 24084 of 2011 on 29.7.2011 by a Bench of this Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also stated that the 2 brother of the deceased has subsequently, in course of investigation, disclosed that co-accused, namely, Raghubir Rai shot at Mohan Rai which hit him on his back and Jaimangal Rai and Jainandan Rai shot from their respective Rifles which caused injury to Sri Rai and Mahesh Rai in and around their thigh. The specific allegation of causing firearm injuries on the abdomen of deceased Dinesh Rai is against Ram Awadhesh Rai Taking into consideration the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, namely Rishideo Rai be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Digha P.S. Case No. 69 of 2011. Sanjeet/ (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)