IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13229 of 2010 Chinta Paswan, S/o Late Dasai Paswan @ Saudagar Paswan, Resident of Village- Mirchaiganj, P.S. Nalanda, District- Nalanda. ……………………………………..Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar …………………… Opposite Party. For the petitioner :- Mr. Dinesh Jha, Advocate. Mr. Binit Kumar, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh,A.P.P. ----------- 2. 14. 05. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution under Section 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner is alleged to have played role of a mediator for selling the vehicle of the informant to co- accused Sudhir Singh and Umesh Singh. Subsequently, notice was received by the informant regarding non-payment of tax of Rs.2,77,620/-. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that tax liability could be either of original owner of the vehicle or the purchaser, but in no case, such liability regarding payment of tax can be fastened against the petitioner. It has also been stated that co-accused Sudhir Singh, the purchaser of that vehicle, has already been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 05. 10. 2009 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 1054 of 2009 vide Annexure-2. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender in the court below in connection with Asthawan (Bind) P.S. Case No. 239 of 2006, within a period of four weeks from today, the above named petitioner shall 2 be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Bihar sharif, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)