IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17068 of 2009 SHIV NATH MAHTON s/o Late Ram Narain Mahton, resident of Koeri Tola, P. S. Alamganj, District Patna. …. Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …. Opposite party ----------- 2. 25.07.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner for bail was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 28.4.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 54695 of 2007 with an observation that in case trial does not conclude within a period of one year, the petitioner would renew his prayer for bail. Counsel for the petitioner would submit that not only the period of one year since the earlier rejection of prayer of the petitioner has been completed but also in the meantime co-accused Kanchan Kumar and Pankaj Kumar having identical allegation have already been released on bail by an order of this Court dated 28.7.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 20155 of 2008 (annexure-4). Considering the aforementioned aspects, this court would direct for 2 release of the above named petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Rajiv Kumar, J. M. Ist Class, Patna City, in connection with Alamganj P. S. Case No. 360 of 2006, provided the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)