IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.12820 of 2009 ***** Sarban Mahaldar S/o Late Gobind Mahaldar, resident of village- Naya Tola (Damdama) P.S.- Jalalgarh (kasba), District-Purnea. …. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar …. …. Opposite party with Cr. Misc. No.17976 of 2009 ***** Tuntun Mahaldar S/o Chaitu Mahaldar, R/o Belagovind Tola, P.S. Sarsi, District-Purnea. …. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar …. …. Opposite party ----------- 8. 12.11.2009. Both the petitioners were taken in custody on 23.9.2008 on the basis of F.I.R. lodged by the police alleging that some persons have assembled at a spot making preparation for committing dacoity on secret information the police carried out a raid, saw 5-6 persons eating and drinking, on seeing the police they tried to run away but three persons were arrested from spot and certain country made pistols were recovered and then the case under Section 399, 402, 414 of the Indian Penal Code read with certain Sections of the Arms Act came to be instituted as Kasba P.S. Case No.153 of 2009. Submission of the counsel for the petitioners is that they have spent more than a year in custody and they are willing to abide by any conditions which may be laid down by the Court. Keeping the above in mind, let the petitioners, namely, Sarban Mahaldar and Tuntun Mahaldar, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties in the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions - 2 - Judge (F.T.C. No.6) Purnea in connection with Kasba P.S. Case No.153 of 2008. One of the sureties will be executed by a close blood relation on due identification and the other by an elected representative or a Government Servant. The petitioners having some criminal history behind them will also be obliged to report to the nearest Police Station once in every 30 days. They are further directed to appear on each and every date fixed before the trial Court either through themselves or through their counsel. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)