IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32486 of 2008 SHANKAR MAHTO Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 17.12.2008 Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under section 392 IPC. It appears that earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court under order dated 19.2.2008, passed in cr.misc. no.1626 of 2008 giving liberty to the petitioner to the extent that if the trial of the case is not taken up within five months the petitioner may move this Court. In these proceedings, under order dated 11.8.2008, the status report regarding the trial was called for. The said report has been annexed as annexure-A. A perusal of the report indicates that till today not a single witness has been examined on behalf of the prosecution. The report further indicates that another co-accused, namely, Shiv Pujan Bharti has also been granted bail by this Court in cr.misc.no.16780 of 2008. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 3.5.2007. Having considered the submission, particularly the liberty given by this Court as also the fact that a co-accused has since been released on bail, let the petitioner abovenamed be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two - 2 - sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Ramayan Ram, J.M. Patna in Shastrinagar p.s.case no.14/07 on condition that one of the bailors should be own/close family member. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )