IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42745 of 2010 1. SANJAY DHAT, S/O BABUL DHAT, RESIDENT AT RADHA MADHAV ROAD, ALIPUR, P.S. NEW ALIPUR, DISTRICT JALPAIGURI (WEST BENGAL). 2. TUSHAR GOSWAMI, SON OF DULARL GOSWAMI MADHUPARA, R/O MADHUPURA, P.S. ALIPURDWAR, DISTRICT JALPAIGURI (WEST BENGAL). Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.43687 of 2010 MD. KUDUS, SON OF LATE JULFIKAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GAHWAN, P.S. DAGARUA, DISTRICT PURENA. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.44393 of 2010 MD. ASGAR, S/O LATE SAFIQUE, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BELGACHHI, P.S. DAGARUWA, DISTRICT PURNEA. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.372 of 2011 MD. MUSTAQUE @ MD. MUSTAK SON OF MD. MUNSHI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BAJBAJ TARA TOLA, 11, D.N. GHOS ROAD, P.S. BAJBAJ, DISTRICT-24 PARGANA, KOLKATA (WEST BENGAL). Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 24.1.2011. All the aforesaid four bail petitions arise out of same F.I.R. and as such all were heard together and being disposed of by this common order. All the aforesaid petitioners are in custody in Purnea Sadar P.S. Case No.292 of 2010 registered for the offence under Sections 379, 413, 414, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. All the petitioners were arrested 2 on an accusation that they were committing theft of petrol from a pipe line. Police had received information that accused persons in a tanker were filling the petrol. In the case, from the spot, all the aforesaid petitioners were apprehended on 4.9.2010 and thereafter, they were remanded and since then they are in jail. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that two accused persons having similar allegations, namely, Jay Prakash Bhagat as well as one Amit Kumar have already been extended the privilege of bail, which has not been disputed by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. Keeping in view the nature of accusation, period of custody as well as the fact that some of co-accused persons having similar allegations have already been granted bail, there is no reason to deny the prayer for bail to aforesaid petitioners. Let all the petitioners above named be released on bail on their furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief 3 Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in Purnea P.S. case No.292 of 2010. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)