IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42080 of 2010 LAXMAN MEHATA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner: Mr.Amrit Abhijat, Advocate Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the State: Mr. Sakir Ahmad,A.P.P. -------- 2. 22.12.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to correct the name of the police station in the prayer of the application in the course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner prays for bail in a case under Sections 461/379 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated on the basis of the statement made by co-accused, Arbind Kumar Mehta. It is further submitted that although there is recovery of the alleged stolen articles from the cow-shed of the petitioner but those articles being Radio, etc. are one of common use and no T.I. Parade of the stolen articles was done and thus on the said basis it could not be said that the petitioner is involved in the theft. It is also submitted that the petitioner - 2 - is languishing in custody since 22.8.2010 and the value of the stolen articles is alleged to be only Rs.10,000/-. On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner (Laxman Mehata) is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each in Balua Bazar P.S. Case No.4/2008 to the satisfaction of Shri Subhash Chandra Jain, Judicial Magistrate, Supaul. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )