IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34341 of 2010 JAYLAL SAHNI S/o Saryug Sahni Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR Opposite Party ----------- 03/ 22.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned P.P. for the State. It would appear from the impugned order that the petitioner is accused in Sessions trial no. 262/1983. In that case, he was granted bail and in his presence, near about nineteen witnesses were examined and the case was kept pending for recording the statement of the I.O. and the doctor. In the meantime, the petitioner jumped bail on 17.6.1999 and thereafter he was again remanded to jail custody in the case on 24.4.2010. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that as a matter of fact the case is of the year 1978 and the petitioner faced trial till the year 1999 and after that he went outside the State in connection with his livelihood. Moreover, petitioner has sufficiently been punished by remaining in jail custody since 24.4.2010 and above stated sessions trial is still pending for want of evidence of the I.O. and the doctor. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as submissions of the parties, I direct the petitioner to be released on bail in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case no. 7 of 1978 on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000-/ with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge-cum- - 2 - Fast Track Court No. V, East Champaran, Motihari in Sessions Trial no. 262/1983 subject to the condition that one of the sureties must be close relative of the petitioner and holder of the landed property. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J))