IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42670 of 2008 MANIK CHAND CHAUDHARY Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner: Mr Ravindra Pd. Singh For the State: Mr B. Ram, A.P.P. ---------- 2 04.12.2008 Heard. The order of the Sessions Judge itself justifies grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner but it is surprising that in spite thereof the same was disposed of by directing the petitioner to surrender before the court within 15 days of receipt of the order. It does not appear that there is any physical evidence of payment of Rs 1 lakh by the informant to the petitioner either by way of consideration for giving job to the son of the informant or otherwise. On the contrary the order of the Sessions Judge records that it has come in the case diary that there was a transaction of Rs 13,000/- in between the parties and upon return of Rs 13,000/- by the petitioner to the informant, he claimed interest on the outstanding amount. The application of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail is thus allowed. Let the petitioner (Manik Chand Chaudhary), in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/ - - 2 - (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in Laheri P.S. Case no. 100 of 2008 subject to the condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. shahid (Barin Ghosh, J)