IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.28701 OF 2009 RAJO MANDAL, SON OF AYODHI MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MOTI TOLA PACHASI, POLICE STATION ISMAILPUR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR ********** 2 15/09/2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is accused in a case under Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner, though named in the First Information Report instituted in the year 1993, is in custody since 05.05.2009. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that other co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court, however, all the accused persons have surrendered within time and the Court after consider the merits of the case granted bail to them. This Court is not inclined to grant bail to the above named petitioner for the simple reason that the petitioner has evaded the Court for more than 16 years. This application is accordingly dismissed. However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for regular bail after six months from today before the Court below who will consider the same and pass appropriate orders. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )