IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.46804 of 2008 Bechan Paswan, son of Late Surat Paswan, Resident of Village- Kasma Marar, P.S.-Khajauli, District-Madhubani. . . . Petitioner. Versus The STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 02.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is one of the named accused in a case which has been registered for the offences under Sections 364, 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Informant’s husband was called on 06.06.2008 by Ram Kishun Mukhiya, Shital Singh and Hare Ram Yadav. The petitioner and others were also seen at some distance. Informant’s husband did not return and when the informant heard rumour regarding lying of a dead body in Nepal then the brothers of the informant’s husband went and identified the dead body. They requested the Nepal police to hand over the dead body but it was not handed over to the brothers of the informant’s husband on the pretext of certain procedures. The occurrence is of 06.06.2008 and the police was reported on 20.06.2008. Submission is that the deceased himself was a criminal, he was accused in several cases from before. Annexure 2 has been annexed to show that these are the few cases in which the deceased was accused. There is no explanation as to why the matter was reported at a belated stage and at best this is a case of last seen. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on - 2 - furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Ladania P.S. Case No. 92 of 2008. Uday/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)