IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12444 of 2009 DEVENDRA YADAV, son of Alakh Yadav, village Alampur, PS Barh, Dist. Patna.. Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 18.5.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the A.P.P. representing the State and the counsel for the informant. The petitioner is accused in a case under section 302 of the Penal Code. The allegation is that one Dilip Yadav had called the deceased to accompany him on 11.7.2008. The deceased did not return. After nine days his body was recovered. Learned counsel for the informant submits that there is an explanation for the delay and it is stated that the informant could only meet Dilip on 14.7.2008 and thereafter he gave a petition before the C.J.M. disclosing the name of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no direct evidence against the petitioner. He was neither seen by any of the witnesses as accompanying the deceased nor has anyone stated that they have seen the petitioner on the alleged date of the occurrence. It is further stated that similarly situated person has been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 48432/2008 on 17.2.2009. In order to maintain parity of the orders of the court, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail in Barh PS Case No. 182/2008 on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M, Barh. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)