IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.10606 of 2010 MINTU KUMAR SON OF SRI RAM CHANDRA YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MATIHANI, P.S. MANSI, DISTT. KHAGARAI – PETITIONER. Versus STATE OF BIHAR—OPP. PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Amitabh Sohan, Adv. For the State : Mr. R.P.Singh, A. P. P. --- 4/ 07-07-2010 Heard the parties. The petitioner has approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail in a case instituted as far back as in the year 1994, i.e., almost 16 years ago. The offences alleged are under section 25(1-B) a/26 and 35 of the Arms Act. In the F.I.R. the petitioner has been named as an accused and has been described as Bhagina ( nephew) of Shivan Rai. There is no dispute about the factum of relationship between the petitioner and aforesaid Shivan Rai. The petitioner is alleged to be present on the alleged place of occurrence with firearm. The petitioner has successfully evaded his arrest for 16 long years. In the aforesaid background the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioner is rejected. He must surrender in the court below in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 66 of 1994 within four weeks from today and seek regular bail. If the petitioner surrenders within the aforesaid period of four 2 weeks and makes prayer for regular bail, the learned court below may consider all the pleas raised on behalf of the petitioner for the purpose of grant of regular bail and dispose of the petition in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. BTiwary ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J)