IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9866 of 2011 SURENDER MAHTO @ SURINDER MAHTO @ SURENDRA MAHTO Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 13.05.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner languishing in custody since 10.09.2010 in a case registered under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is that the accused persons looted Rs. 4,000/- and made assault as a result informant's wife died. It is alleged against the petitioner that in shop prior to the occurrence accused persons were taking toddy and other articles. It is submitted by the learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the other accused namely, Raj Kumar Singh alleged to have taken the accused persons to the place of occurrence has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 3704 of 2011. It is also submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation, 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur, in connection with Mohuddin Nagar P.S. Case No. 136 of 2010. Safik ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)