IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47820 of 2008 GOUNU KUMAR SINGH @ GOPU KUMAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR For the petitioner : Mr. Satish Kumar Singh, Advcoate For the State : Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ----------- 2 16.12.2008 Heard. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under sections 461, 379 of Indian Penal Code in which sections 457, 380 and 411 of Indian Penal Code were added later on. It appears that certain articles fully described in Annexure-2 were recovered from the house of the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the next door neighbour. It has further been submitted that the articles which are said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner are ordinary daily use articles. They do not bear any special identifying marks. It has further been submitted that these articles do not find mention in the F.I.R.. Counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the real owner of the house namely Santosh Kumar never turned up during the course of entire investigation to set out the details of property/articles which are said to have been stolen. Counsel for the petitioner further states that the petitioner is languishing in jail in connection with this case since 29.5.2008. Considering the fact that the petitioner has remained in custody for over 6 months and that the alleged articles which are said to have been recovered from the house of the - 2 - petitioner are not disclosed in whole of the investigation, this Court is inclined to admit the petitioner to bail. Let the petitioner abovenamed be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 8,000/- (eight thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Saharsa in connection with Saharsa P.S. case no. 217/2008. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J )