IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8221 of 2008 ARJUN MAHTO & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 13.5.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioners and A.P.P. representing the State. The petitioners are accused under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Counsel for the petitioners says that there is nothing on record to link them in the theft of electric wire which is said to have been stolen by the petitioners. He further submits that merely because they were accused in a similar case under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code relating to theft of electric wire does not mean that they are also involved in this case. From reading of the First Information Report which is based on a written report of a contractor of P.G.C.I.L. Company it appears that 3.45 kilometers of electric wire recently laid down for electrifying the village, has been cut away and stolen which also led to dismantling and cracking of two electric polls. Considering the fact that the theft of electric wire is causing disruption in the supply and distribution of electricity, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the 2 petitioners at this stage. However, taking into consideration that the petitioners are in custody since 9.7.2007, this Court directs the Trial Court to conclude the trial within a period of two months from today. In the event such trial of the petitioners Arjun Mahto, Ladu Mahto and Amod Mahto is not completed within the aforementioned period despite co-operation of the aforesaid accused persons, they would be released on bail in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 187/2007 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara on completion of one year of their judicial custody. It is however made clear that one of the bailers must be either wife or mother of the petitioners. This order should be communicated by this Court to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara immediately. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)