IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12407 of 2009 RAMA SHANKAR SINGH @ LAKHAN SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.20759 of 2009 UMA SHANKAR SINGH @ AJAY SINGH @ SHANKAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.24204 of 2009 SHAHBOOB HASHMI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 29.07.2009 All the three matters arise out of Nauhatta P.S. Case no. 42/2008 registered under Sections 25(1-B) A/26/35 of the Arms Act, and as such, they have been heard together. The present order shall govern all the three cases. As per allegation in the F.I.R., all the three petitioners were arrested and brought to the police station along with a lady. Subsequently, it is alleged that the house in which the petitioners were staying was searched. 10 live cartridges are said to have been recovered from the room possessed by Shahboob Hashmi. Similarly one pistol and few live cartridges are said to have been recovered from the room possessed by petitioner Uma Shankar Singh @ Ajay Singh @ Shankar Singh. Petitioner Rama Shankar Singh @ Lakhan Singh is said to have arrested with one country made pistol and 05 cartridges. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner, namely, Rama Shankar Singh @ Lakhan Singh ( in Cr. Misc. No. 12407/09) is in custody since 02.10.2008 where as petitioners, namely, Uma Shankar singh @ Ajay Singh @ Shankar Singh ( In Cr. Misc. No. 2 20759 of 2009) and Shahboob Hashmi ( in Cr. Misc. No. 24204 of 2009) are in custody since 30.09.2008. It is further submitted that petitioner Uma Shankar Singh @ Ajay Singh @ Shankar Singh has two criminal cases to his credit besides the present one. So far as petitioner Rama Shankar Singh @ Lakhan Singh is concerned, it appears that there is no criminal antecedent against him so far as the State of Bihar is concerned. So far as petitioner Shahboob Hashmi is concerned, it again appears that he is required in two other criminal cases. In the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioners above named in all the three cases, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-( ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Nauhatta P.S.Case no. 42 of 2008 subject to the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors in each of the case shall be the own/close family member of the petitioners. (ii) Bailors shall be local and solvent. All the matters stands disposed of. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)