IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13227 of 2010 PAWAN PASWAN, s/o Late Dinesh Paswan, Resident of village-Khaira,P.S.-Tajpur,Distt.-Samastipur. .. .. .. Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR .. Opp.Party ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rabindra Kr. Priyadarshi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, Addl.P.P. ----------------- 02/ 13-05-2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for the offence under Section 302/34 of the Penal Code as also under Section 27 of the Arms Act, though the petitioner is not named in the FIR as an accused, but the case was instituted as far back as in 1997 and during the course of investigation the complicity of the petitioner in commission of the crime in question transpired, yet he remained absconding for such a long time. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no legal material to connect the petitioner with the crime in question, save and except suspicion and surmises and he was not aware of the pendency of the present case and, therefore, he could not approach either for bail or anticipatory bail earlier. Be that as it may, since the petitioner has remained absconding for about 13 years in a case of murder, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. He must surrender in the court below in connection with Tajpur (Waini) P.S.Case No.32/1997 within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed, the same shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)