IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33328 of 2008 DWARIKA RAI, SON OF LATE LALJEE RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARIK, P.S.-SONEPUR, DISTRICT-SARAN. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 23.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Case is under Sections 414 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner happens to be the owner of the truck which met with an accident and was seized by the police and was kept in police premises since 2003 itself. A report was called from the D.T.O. in respect of the Registration Number appearing on the vehicle. The D.T.O reported the police the name of the owner of the vehicle bearing that Registration Number and its Chesis Number and Engine Number which did not tally with the vehicle in question and the same was found to be tampered with. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the truck was lying in the premises of the police station for one and half years and therefore the tampering could not be attributed to the petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since last about six 2 months. It is said that he has no criminal antecedent. In the circumstances, this application is allowed. Let petitioner, namely, Dwarika Rai be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 371 of 2004. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh , J. )