IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29130 of 2008 MATRA MANDAL @ DIGAMBER MANDAL @ MARTRA MANDAL, SON OF LATE RAM RATAN MANDAL, R/V BADIYA TOLA, P.S. BARHARA KOTHI, DISTRICT PURNEA----------------------PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR-------------------OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- 03. 02.12.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 25(1-B), A 26(ii) of the Arms Act and is named in the First Information Report as from his custody one country made pistol and three live cartridges were recovered. Petitioner’s antecedent is not clean, which fact is evident from the First Information Report itself as besides the present case he is also accused in Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 23 of 2004 dated 12.5.2004 for the offence under section 394 and Raghubans Nagar P.S. Case No. 82 of 2006 dated 17.11.2008 for the offence under Sections 384/386 of the Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that besides the present case and the two other cases referred to in the F.I.R. there is not fourth case pending against him, which fact be verified by the court below and if found correct then the petitioner, namely, Matra Mandal @ Digamber Mandal @ Martra Mandal is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Barhara(Raghubans Nagar) P.S. Case No. 41 of 2008. Otherwise this order need not be given effect to. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J) - 2 -