IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.12372 of 2009 ***** Rana Mahaldar, son of late Gammi alias Gama Mahaldar, resident of Nayatola, Bhelsar, Police Station Rasalpur, District Bhagalpur, at present Babutola, Police Station Nathnagar, District Bhagalpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar …. …. Opposite party ----------- 2. 20.7.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 8.6.2008 in relation to Nathnagar Police Station Case No.136 of 2008 for an offence under Section 25(1-b)A and 26 of the Arms Act. It is a case of recovery of a country made gun with a loaded cartridge, which was found on search by the police. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that for the allegation even if accepted to be true for the sake of argument petitioner has remained in custody for almost more than a year and he still has to face trial for which he is willing to cooperate and appear on each and every date which may be fixed by the trial Court and shall not abscond from law, if given privilege of bail. Looking at the allegation and the period the petitioner has remained in custody, let the petitioner, namely, Rana Mahaldar, be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties in the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri V.K.Singh, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bhagalpur in connection with Nathnagar Police Station Case No.136 of 2008. One of the sureties will be executed - 2 - by the mother of the petitioner, namely, Siya Devi on due identification by the Court below. The petitioner is being directed to appear on each and every date which may be fixed by the trial Court and shall not commit any other crime during the subsistence of the privilege of bail. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)