IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.38003 of 2008 HIRA LAL MANDAL, BABURI MANDAL @ BAGURI MANDAL & NATHUNI MANDAL Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 14.11.2008 Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Prasad, Advocate for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The case was of crop cutting on account of land dispute and as such under Section 379 IPC. That is not the point. The point is that the petitioners in spite of a case of the above nature, remained absconding for nine years, keeping such a simple case pending before a Magistrate for which the officer could have submitted many explanations to his District Judge as also to this court. The petitioners are in custody since last six months. Under the above circumstances, let the above named three petitioners be released from custody on furnishing bond of Rs.2,000/-(two thousand)each with one surety to the satisfaction of Sri K.Prasad, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Jhanjharpur, District-Madhubani in Bheja(Madhepur)P.S.Case No.74 of 1996(G.R.No.276 of 1996/T.R.No.1608 of 2008). B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )