IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51742 of 2008 MANTU @ MUNTUN SINGH @ MANTOO SHARMA @ NILABH SHAKATI Versus STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.14238 of 2009 DINESH SAHNI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 06/ 23.11.2009 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the State. The petitioners Mantu @ Muntun Singh @ Mantoo Sharma @ Nilabh Shakati and Dinesh Sahni are accused in Sadar P.S. Case No. 114 of 2003 for offences punishable under Sections 364(A) and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. Substance of allegation against these petitioners is of kidnapping the son of the informant for the purpose of ransom whereas petitioner Mantu @ Muntun Singh @ Mantoo Sharma @ Nilabh Shakati is named in the F.I.R. The other petitioner, namely, Dinesh Sahni is not named and his name has transpired during the course of investigation. Learned counsel jointly submit that large number of accused persons who have been involved in the present case, have been granted bail by this Court and in support whereof learned counsel refer to the order dated 4.7.2005 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 9330 of 2005 2 (Sujeet Kumar versus State of Bihar), and the order dated 26.4.2006 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 11317 of 2006 (Amit Kumar Singh Versus State of Bihar) and also the order dated 1.12.2006 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 48471 of 2006 (Shankar Barai Versus State of Bihar). Learned counsel thus jointly submit that the case of the present petitioners herein is on same and similar footing. It is submitted that whereas petitioner Mantu @ Muntun Singh @ Mantoo Sharma @ Nilabh Shakati is in custody since 16.6.2007, the other petitioner Dinesh Sahni is in custody since 23.12.2008. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, set forth, let petitioners, namely, Mantu @ Muntun Singh @ Mantoo Sharma @ Nilabh Shakati and Dinesh Sahni be released on bail upon each one of them individually furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 114 of 2003 subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of both the petitioners would be their respective fathers; (ii) The petitioners would be attending the court below on each and every date without failure and if the petitioners do not appear in the court below to attend the 3 trial on two consecutive dates then the court below would be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of their bail bonds and for taking them into custody; (iii) If during the period of trial these petitioners are found to be involved in any further criminal case even on that occasion the court below would be at liberty to cancel their bail bonds and for taking them into custody; (iv) Learned court below, at the same time, is well advised to conclude the trial expeditiously. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)