IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7836 of 2010 AWDHESH MANDAL Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03. 17.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is languishing in jail in a police case registered under Sections 341, 342, 323, 307/34 of the I.P.C. and 3(viii) of the S.C. & S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the informant could not see who assaulted him causing injuries on his head. It is further alleged that on the direction of this petitioner a goat was killed and it was cooked by the other accused persons including petitioner. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no allegation of assault against the petitioner and the petitioner has been named on suspicion because he was present when the occurrence took place. Moreover petitioner has no criminal antecedent that has been stated in para 9 of the present application. It has further been submitted that petitioner is languishing in jail since 18.12.2009. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the 2 State that investigation is still going on but it is true that the informant has not specifically named anyone as assailant. In view of the fact that petitioner is languishing in jail since 18.12.2009 and the informant has not specifically named anyone who assaulted him, let the petitioner namely Awdhesh Mandal, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Falka P.S. Case No. 218 of 2009. Shageer (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)