IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33952 of 2008 ARJUN RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR For the Petitioner:- Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K., Advocate For the State:- Mrs. Indu Verma, A.P.P. ----------- 2 20.8.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is under custody for the offences punishable under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the miscreants came to the shop of informant, put him under threat and looted away cash including a Nokia Mobile Phone and Bike. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced in the confessional statement of one of the co-accused Raju Patel. It is stated that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has not been put on T.I. Parade. He further submits that aforesaid co-accused Raju Patel has also been granted bail by a Bench of this Court by order dated 15.7.2008 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 25953 of 2008. It is stated that co-accused namely Anand Agrawal and Mustaque have been also granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 55365 of 2007 and Cr. Misc. No. 23248 of 2008 respectively on 4.2.2008 and 10.7.2008. It is submitted that petitioner has surrendered on 30.5.2007. Learned counsel for the State submits that co-accused Raju Patel has taken the name of petitioner. - 2 - In the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the aforesaid submissions made on behalf of the parties, I direct the petitioner namely, Arjun Rai, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri S.N. Singh, Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C.-IV, Muzaffarpur in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 35 of 2007 corresponding to S.T. No. 235 of 2008 with condition that one of the bailors must be family member of the petitioner. P.K. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)