IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.35783 of 2009 RAGHUNATH RAI, son of Late Bankey Rai, of Village Mirzapur Dhamoun, P.S. Patory, Distt. Samastipur ……………... Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……………………..…. Opposite Party. ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Y.C. Verma, Advocate. For the State:- Mr. Nirbhay Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ---------- 2. 16.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner has been made accused in a case registered under Sections 307, 342, 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there has been inordinate delay in institution of the first information report as would be manifest therefrom that the date of occurrence is stated to be 28.04.2008 whereas the first information report had been lodged on 12.05.2008. It is also submitted that it has been alleged in the first information report that the petitioner was armed with firearm and had there been any intention to kill, the petitioner could easily had resorted to utilize the same. Petitioner, a 60 years old person, is stated to be in judicial custody since 20.07.2009 and is of clean antecedent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the - 2 - case, I direct the petitioner, Raghunath Rai to be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Patori P.S. Case No. 58 of 2008. dk ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J. )