IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.25779 of 2009 RAM BALAK MAHTO, son of late Bedo Mahto, resident of village Manoharpur, Police Station Birupur (Barahiya) District Lakhisarai .. Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIAHR .. Opposite Party **** /2/ 28.08.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for offence under Section 20(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 3. Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is not the owner of the field where the opium plants were being cultivated, but, alleged to have been leased out to the petitioner along with two others and apart from this oral statement there is nothing against the petitioner and has clean antecedent, let the petitioner, Ram Balak Mahto, who is in custody since 26.04.2009, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (rupees five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case No. 54 of 2009 to the satisfaction of the Sessions Judge, Munger, on the conditions (a) that one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an 2 affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner, (b) that the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and if he is he shall not be released on bail and (c) that the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. S.A. (Anjana Prakash, J.)