IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31760 of 2009 RAVINDRA PRASAD @ LALJI @ LALJEE, son of Late Ram Narayan Prasad, resident of Mohalla-Mungeriganj, P.S. Town, District Begusarai. -----Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 5.11.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The offence alleged against the petitioner is under sections 302 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act. It is submitted that the petitioner is not a named accused. However, he has been implicated in this case in course of investigation on the alleged confessional statement of his son. It is submitted that in the confessional statement, name of the petitioner was also taken along with a large number of accused persons in which it is alleged to have been stated that this petitioner was also present in the meeting in which a conspiracy was hatched. Learned counsel submits that the said alleged confessional statement was obtained by the police after brutally assaulting the co-accused Ravi Raushan. Even in the alleged confessional statement, no role in the conspiracy was alleged against this petitioner much less there is no other material on the record. It is further submitted that the petitioner is an old man and suffering from several ailments as would be appearing from perusal of the prescriptions of his continued treatment, as contained in Annexure 2 series. 2 The learned APP appearing for the State submits that the name of the petitioner was taken by his son that he was also present in the meeting. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as also the age of the petitioner and his ailments, as indicated in the medical prescriptions, vide Annexure 2 series, let the petitioner above named 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No.212 of 2009. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)