IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17829 of 2009 GHANTU JHA @ MRITYUNJAY JHA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 17.6.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This petition for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner, who is an accused for offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 379, 436 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that actually the date of occurrence is 19.8.2005 when the boy of the family of the petitioner was crushed to death by a bus which was owned by the informant, for which an F.I.R. (Annexure-2) was lodged on that date itself. Learned counsel for the petitioner further states that however much subsequently on 28.8.2005 an F.I.R. was lodged by the owner of the bus against about 30-35 persons including the petitioner for looting the bus and setting it on fire. Learned counsel for the petitioner also avers that the case filed by the informant is obviously belated and false allegations have been leveled and no specific overt act has been mentioned. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as the arguments of the parties, this petition is allowed. In case of surrender/arrest within fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in the court below, petitioner, namely, Ghantu Jha @ Mrityunjay Jha shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like 2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali, Hajipur in connection with Sadar Hajipur P.S.case No.300 of 2005 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Narendra/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )