IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19638 of 2008 AJIT KUMAR RAI @ AJIT KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 10.7.2008. Heard the counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that the ‘Conductor’ and ‘Khalasi’ of the bus insisted that the informant’s wife should keep her brief- case on the roof of the bus. Later the informant’s wife found that lock of the brief- case has been broke up and ornaments have been stolen . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the First Information Report has been lodged after a delay of four days and it is only on the basis of the fact that the petitioner is a ‘Khalasi’ of the bus and she suspects that the ‘Khalasi’ is responsible for theft. It is further submitted that ‘Conductor’ of the said bus, namely, Mukesh Kumar has been granted bail by this court in Cr.Misc.No.20229 of 2008 on 23.5.2008. Considering the aforesaid facts, the petitioner Ajit Kumar Rai @ Ajit Kumar is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Muzaffarpur in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 76 of 2008. U.K. (Sheema Ali Khan,J)