IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7469 of 2009 ASHOK SHARMA son of Laxmi Narayan Pandey, resident of village-Ramdani, P.S.-Kako, Dist.-Jehanabad, permanent village-Sambhariya, P.S.-Kaler, Dist.- Arwal Versus STATE OF BIHAR ---------- 4. 25.8.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the informant and the State. The petitioner’s prayer for bail was rejected earlier on 11.9.2008 along with co-accused Balbir Yadav. The petitioner is an accused of a case regarding killing of an Advocate, who was working on behalf of the informant, who happens to be his son. Allegation is that the informant was pressurized to compromise the case and on account of that informant’s father was threatened. Refusal of compromise was the reason of killing. Learned counsel Mr. Kanhaiya Prasad Singh appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that first information report prescribed the entire manner of occurrence but the petitioner is not named. A number of co-accused have been granted either regular bail or anticipatory bail Some of the orders have been annexed here as annexures 4, 5 and 6 by which co-accused Satyendra Yadav and Dinesh Yadav have been granted regular bail and Ajay Yadav has been granted anticipatory bail. Co-accused Balbir Yadav after rejection of his bail moved before the Apex Court and he has been granted bail. Now the trial has been stayed and the petitioner is in custody since 16.2.2008. - 2 - Opposing the prayer for bail learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the trial has been stayed in a transfer matter and it was likely to be disposed of soon. It appears that all other co-accused except the petitioner have been granted either anticipatory bail or regular bail under different orders of this court. Co-accused Balbir Yadav, whose prayer for bail was earlier refused, has also been granted bail now. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/concerned court, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur (Tehta) P.S. Case No.321 of 2007. Md.S. (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.)