IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.8845 of 2009 Kariyanand Singh, son of late Ambika Singh, Resident of village Khuthadih, P.S. Barhiya, District lakhisarai .. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .. Opposite Party **** /3/ 08.05.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is in custody because he misused the privilege of bail for seven years. Case was registered in the year 1978. Counsel for the petitioner submits that till 1999 regularly he used to make pairvi. Subsequently, on account of bifurcation of Judgeship records of the present case were transferred to Lakhisarai. Petitioner having no knowledge of this stopped making pairvi, finally he was arrested on 23.06.2008 and since, then he is in custody, but, even after his being in custody for nine months no witness has been examined. There is no progress in trial. Petitioner is ready to give undertaking of regularly attending the Court, in case he is granted bail. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for bail on behalf of the petitioner, Kariyanand Singh, is allowed. He - 2 - is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Sessions Case No0. 218A of 1980 arising out of Barhiya P.S. Case No. 4 of 1978 to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, V, Lakhisarai, subject to the undertaking given by the petitioner. S.A. (Mridula Mishra, J.)