IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35397 of 2010 1. RAMDEO MAHTO S/O LATE GOPI MANDAL @ GOPI MAHTO, 2. RAMPUKAR MAHTO S/O LATE BHUNESHWAR MAHTO, 3. SUBODH MAHTO S/O RAMPUKAR MAHTO. …………….Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 2/ 06.10.2010 Heard Mr. Bidhu Ranjan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Dinesh Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. Three petitioners who are in custody in connection with Jankinagar P.S. Case No. 42 of 2010 for the offence under Section 307 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code have prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the case was instituted for bailable offences not for serious offences, however subsequently at the time of submission of charge sheet Section 307 was added and the petitioners are in custody since July, 2010. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner no. 1 and 2, however, it has been alleged that petitioner no. 3 had given lathi blow on the head of the victim. Keeping in view, the nature of allegation and period of custody, let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Jankinagar P.S. Case No. 42 of 2010. Bhardwaj ( Rakesh Kumar, J.) 2