IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15359 of 2010 SUDAMA SAH, SON OF LATE HIRALAL SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MADHOPUR, AHIRTOLI, POLICE STATION- MAJHAULIA, DISTRICT- WEST CHAMPARAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 07.06.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the informant. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 307 and other allied Sections of the Penal Code. He is named in the First Information Report along with three others. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the First Information Report was lodged after considerable delay and the investigation is continued even after passage of more than 9 months of the lodging of the case on 15.7.2009. Without going into the correctness or otherwise of the allegation I direct the petitioner Sudama Sah to surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in the court below and in the event of his so surrendering he be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Majhaulia P.S.Case No. 171 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as till date charge-sheet has not been submitted, which fact is also confirmed by the counsel for the informant. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)