IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15418 of 2009 ASARFI LAL SINGH Son of Late Nakal Singh @ Jhakhar Singh resident of village Pachhiyari Thahara P.S. Maker Dist.Saran - Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR -- Opposite party ----------- 2 19.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is accused for offences punishable under sections 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in a case for offence punishable under sections 399 and 402 of the Penal Code, the petitioner was granted bail on 14.06.1982 and on 14.06.2001 he was declared absconder by the court. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is a poor person and had gone to Gujrat for earning his livelihood and he received no information regarding the case from his pairvikar but when he returned he was arrested on 21.03.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner avers that the petitioner is a poor person and to earn his livelihood he had to leave the State for working as labourer. It is also said that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to appear on each and every date in the case as per direction of the court. Considering the facts and circumstances, this petition for bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, namely, Asarfi Lal Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court no. I, - 2 - Vaishali at Hajipur in Sessions trial no.84 of 1982 arising out of Lalganj( Hajipur) P.S. Case no. 42 of 1982. One of the bailers should be wife of the petitioner. shahid (S.N.Hussain, J)