Jaya Roy, J. - (1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the Petitioner and learned Counsel for the State.
(2.) PETITIONER is an accused in a case registered under Sections 414/412 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1 -B)(a)/26/35 of the Arms Act. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that earlier the prayer for bail of the Petitioner was twice rejected on one of the main ground that he is involved in seventeen criminal cases. It is contended that the present Petitioner has been acquitted in seven cases and in four cases he has been granted bail. He has further contended that actually he has not been remanded yet in other cases. It is also submitted that another co -accused namely Bihari Oraon who is standing on similar footing with the present Petitioner having involved in ten criminal cases, has been granted bail by another Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 1194 of 2011 vide order dated 3rd March, 2011. It is also submitted that the Petitioner has been remanded in this case in November, 2008 i.e. he is in custody in this case for more than two years.
(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the State Mr. H.K. Shikarwar has opposed the prayer for bail but not disputed the contentions made by learned Counsel for the Petitioner.;