IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26799 of 2008 MANOJ KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 23.7.2008 The petitioner has again approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail whereas his earlier application being Cr. Misc. No. 2432/2008 has already been rejected by this Court by order dated 31.1.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that in the meantime co-accused Md. Lukman Sah has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 20.3.2008 passed in Cr. Misc.No. 6000 of 2008. Grant of bail to the co-accused cannot be a ground for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in this case, moreso, when his prayer for anticipatory bail has been once rejected by this Court earlier. Thus there is no merit in the present application and it is accordingly dismissed. However, if the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the rejection of his prayer for anticipatory bail twice by this Court. P. Kumar (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)