IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24308 of 2008 SUNIL YADAV SON OF SRI NEPALI YADAV RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PARASWANI,P.S.SALKHUA (BANMA ITAHARI O.P.) DISTRICT SAHARSA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 10.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The present case relates to murder of a S.T.F. constable Ajeeb Kumar by the criminals. Some of the accused persons are named in the first information report. The petitioner is not named in the first information report. During investigation, the petitioner has been named by the witnesses. Submission is that the two witnesses relied by the Sessions Judge have given contradictory statement; one has stated that the petitioner fired and another has stated that the petitioner was seen escaping through river. In the case of murder of a constable, the petitioner has been named after occurrence and the prayer for bail of similarly situated co-accused Lattar Patel and Subhash Yadav who were also not named in the first information report have been rejected by this Court. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)