IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46140 of 2009 NANHAK MANJHI SON OF NARSINGH MANJHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAGARNATHPUR, P.S. CHANDAUTI, DISTRICT GAYA. Versus STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 2 03/03/2010 Heard. Prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on 15.9.2009. Allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is a truck driver. He parked his truck near the house of the informant and started playing loud and vulgar music. On protest the petitioner is said to be one of the persons along with his associates who abused and fired at the informant causing fire arm injuries. The injury was corroborated by the injury report which was called for by this Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner now submits that the petitioner has now spent about 15 months in custody. He has no criminal antecedent and trial of the case has not begun as yet. His long incarceration is coming in the way of maintenance of his family and himself. Petitioner further submits that he shall render fullest co-operation in the trial and shall not abscond after he is enlarged on bail. Keeping the period the petitioner has spent in - 2 - custody and the totality of the circumstance, let petitioner Nanhak Manjhi be enlarged 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in Chandauti P.S. Case No. 157 of 2008. One of the sureties will be executed by Sonia Devi who has sworn affidavit in this application and has been shown to be sister of the petitioner. The petitioner is further directed to appear on each and every date of trial either through himself or through the counsel and further will not intimidate or threaten the informant in this regard. If he breaches any of the above conditions he may lose the privilege of bail granted to him. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)