IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15666 of 2009 LALLA SAO Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 21.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This petition for bail has been filed by the petitioner, who is an accused for offences punishable under section 136 of the Electricity Act and later on sections 414 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code were added. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither he is named in the F.I.R. nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his possession. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has been implicated only on the basis of confessional statement of one co-accused Shankar Kumar. Learned counsel for the petitioner also avers that the recovery of the article has been made from the godown of one Anil Kumar, who happens to be the son of the petitioner and the petitioner had gone there only for giving lunch to his son. Learned counsel for the petitioner further avers that the petitioner is an old man and has nothing to do either with the said godown or with the alleged occurrence and he has got no criminal antecedent but in spite of that he is in custody for about six months. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as the arguments of the parties, this petition is allowed. Let the petitioner, namely Lalla Sao shall be released on bail on furnishing 2 bail bond of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna City in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 329 of 2008 corresponding to G.R. No. 2545 of 2008. harish/ ( S.N.Hussain, J)