IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7970 of 2010 SIKENDRA MAHTO son of Rameshwer Mahto, R/OV Parahladpur, P.S. Ghoswari, District Patna … Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR… Opposite Party For the Petitioner: Mr. Mr. Arun, Advocate For the State: Mr. P.K. Chaurasia, APP ----------- 4 22.03.2010 The petitioner files a supplementary affidavit. Let it be kept on the record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that it is alleged that the petitioner and other co-accused persons had resorted to firing and taken away the victim, whose dead body was found next day. At that time, they were armed with firearms, but it is submitted that the deceased received no firearm injury. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 17.06.2009. It is also submitted that co- accused Dinesh Mahto, who is son of the petitioner and also named in the first information report, has already been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 04.03.2009 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 40338 of 2 2008. However, the bail application of another co-accused Barho Mahto has been rejected by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 19809 of 2009 on the ground that his antecedent was not found to be clean, whereas the antecedent of co- accused Dinesh Mahto was found clean. It is also submitted that the petitioner is an old person and is in custody since more than nine months and he is also having clean antecedent. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the abovenamed petitioner, SIKENDRA MAHTO, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge IIIrd, Barh in S. Trial No. 1031/09, arising out of Ghoswari Police Station Case No. 23/04. SC ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)