IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36174 of 2008 BHARAT THAKUR, son of Late Sidheshwar Thakur, resident of village Bhandari, P.S. Belsand, district Sitamarhi ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …..Opposite party ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, A.P.P. 04/ 23.12.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code, which was registered against unknown. He has been implicated in this case during the investigation by co- accused, Bindeshwar Mukhiya, who has been admitted to the privilege of bail under orders dated 20.10.2008, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36163 of 2008 after he remained in jail custody for about 1 ½ years as also appreciating the fact that his antecedent was clean. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is also in jail custody for over 1 ½ years and it is further submitted on his behalf that besides the present case, he is accused in one another case registered for the offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code at the instance of one of his villagers. Let the court below verify the antecedent of the petitioner, Bharat Thakur and if he is found accused, besides the present case, only in one case registered for the offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code at the instance of one of his villagers, then he be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. five thousand only) with two sureties of the like 2 amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No. 7, Sitamarhi in connection with Sessions Trial No. 234 of 2007, arising out of Belsand P.S. Case No. 01 of 2007. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)