IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.4870 of 2009 Ram Nandan Mahto, son of late Bhagwat Mahto, resident of Village-Bahor Chak, P.S.-Bakhri, District- Begusarai. . . . . Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 21.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is sole named accused in a case which has been registered for the offences under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act. Informant’s son Vikash Kumar, aged 13 years, was playing on the road. At about 6.15 P.M. of 02.07.2008 the informant heard a sound of firing. He saw that blood was coming out from the chest of his son. When the informant enquired, then his son told that the petitioner was asking for his father but when the boy refused then he was shot at by the petitioner. The informant’s son died soon thereafter. Submission is that in course of investigation some witnesses have stated that the informant and the petitioner were cordial terms and there was no occasion for him to cause fire arm injury. Some witnesses have also stated that petitioner and informant were exchanging the fire arms and mean while it accidentally fired and caused injuries to the hands of the petitioner and death to informant’s son. As per allegation, the petitioner appears to be the sole assailant of a boy, aged about 13 years. Considering this, I am no inclined to grant bail to petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. Uday/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)