IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35430 of 2008 1. AMOD JHA, S/o Jagdish Jha, R/o Vill. & P.O. Rasidpur, P.S. Khajauli, Dist. Madhubani 2. Surendra Mittal, S/o Prem Raj Mittal, R/o Flat No. 134/4, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Calcutta(W.B). Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 17.11.2008 Heard. It may be possible that both the petitioners are absconder since 2000. It appears that on 13th June, 2000, the goods in question were entrusted with the petitioner no.1 by the informant. On 16th June, 2000, a first information report was lodged by the petitioner no.1 alleging that the truck in question, which was supposed to have carried the goods entrusted, has been stolen. On 20th June, 2000, the truck in question was seized. On 24th June, 2000, the informant lodged the instant F.I.R. alleging that the entrusted goods have been misappropriated. Considering the said state of affair, in order to expedite investigation and to close the same, I direct both the petitioners to be present before the Investigating Officer at least two Wednesdays during two consecutive weeks at 10.30 am., and at the same time, I allow the application for grant of anticipatory bail subject to the conditions imposed by Sub section (2) of Section 438 of the Code. 2 Let the above named petitioners, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 178 of 2000. S.B.P. (Barin Ghosh, J.)