IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23344 of 2008 SACHIDANAND SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 26.09.2008 Heard. The F.I.R. was lodged under Sections 212 IPC and 4/5 of the Explosive Substances Act against the petitioner and Bhim Singh. The informant, who is Police Officer alleged that he had received information that one criminal i.e. co-accused Bhim Singh had come to village and he was staying in a house behind Mahabir temple and on this information, raid was conducted and one bag was recovered from a half-built house situated behind Mahabir Mandir. The house under construction belongs to the petitioner Sachidanand Singh. On enquiry, the informant learnt there that the bag belonged to co-accused Bhim Singh and on search, electric detonator and other implements used in manufacturing bomb as well as two visiting cards of the name of co- accused Bhim Singh was recovered. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner lives in a different house and the half-built house in question was under construction and there was no door or window shutter fixed in it. Further submission is that the recovered articles were of co- accused Bhim Singh and it was not in the knowledge of the petitioner that Bhim Singh had kept the bag containing those articles there. It is also submitted that the petitioner was also not found present in the said half-built house at the time of recovery. Mr.S.R.Haque, learned A.P.P. submits that the case 2 diary mentions that the co-accused Bhim Sigh was Mamera Chacha of the daughter-in-law of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner replied that the relationship is not close and that Bhim Singh had not stayed in the main house where the petitioner was staying. Learned counsel also submits that the petitioner is a retired employee of C.C.L. and he is a responsible person of that locality. Petitioner is said to be in custody since 10th May 2008. Under the circumstances, petitioner Sachidanand Singh is admitted to bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in Konch P.S.Case No. 35 of 2008 Jay/ (C.M. Prasad,J)