IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Cr.Misc. No.11337 of 2010
SANTU MAHTO, SON OF BALESHWAR MAHTON
Versus
STATE OF BIHAR
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3. 24.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
State.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the
offence under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and
Section 27 of the Arms Act.
It has been submitted that from the narration of the
First Information Report, it appears that the Informant is not an
eye witness and earlier a prayer for bail of the petitioner was
rejected by an order dated 26.7.2007 vide Cr. Misc. 16389 of
2007 at that stage.
A report was called for from the trial court from which
it appears that till date only six witnesses have been examined
and it has been submitted on behalf of the counsel for the
petitioner that the last witness was examined on 4.5.2009, so,
there is absolutely no progress in the trial. The father-in-law of
the Informant had also been examined as PW-1 who even
though in his examination-in-chief stated that the petitioner had
shot at the deceased but in cross-examination, he has stated
that he went to the place of occurrence after the deceased had
sustained injury along with his daughter-in-law, the Informant.
In view of such, let the petitioner above named, be
released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five
2
thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge IIIrd, Munger, in
Sessions Trial No. 40 of 2008 arising out of Kasim Bazar P.S.
Case No. 112 of 2006 subject to the following conditions: (i)That
one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who
will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related
with the petitioner and the other shall be the brother of the
petitioner. The bailor will undertake to furnish information to the
Court about any change in address of the petitioner. (ii)That the
affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused
in any other case and if he is, he shall not be released on bail.
(iii)That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform
the court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other
case of similar nature after his release in the present case and
thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the
proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.
(iv)That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and
if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be
liable to be cancelled.
( Anjana Prakash, J.)
S.Ali