IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.18207 of 2010 MD.QUASIM, Son of late Machhu, resident of Village- Rikatganj, P.S. Bathnaha(Jogbani), District- Araria.....................Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR............................................Opposite Party. ----------- 3. 02.07.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 03.12.2009 in a case registered under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Though in the F. I. R. it is alleged that the petitioner and one Nazir Mian assaulted the victim but during the course of investigation it has come that the victim was assaulted only by Nazir Mian. It is submitted that the petitioner is aged 70 years and there was some matrimonial dispute between the parties. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that vide Annexure-2 the informant has retracted from her version as mentioned in the F.I.R. Learned counsel for the State has accepted that during investigation it has come that the petitioner only caught hold of the victim and actual assault was made by Nazir Mian. Considering the submissions that informant has retracted from her initial 2 version and the period under custody, let the petitioner, Md. Quasim, 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 C.J.M., Araria, in connection with Jogbani (Bathanaha) P.S. Case No. 102 of 2009. U.K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J)