Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29436 of 2011 (2) dt.26-09-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29436 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Akhtar Gaddi S/O Late Chhatri Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 2. Bhannu Gaddi S/O Khobhar Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 3. Madish Gaddi S/O Singasan Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 4. Mustafa Gaddi S/O Md. Arif Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 5. Abdullah Gaddi S/O Late Raghunath Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 6. Daroga Gaddi S/O Late Bhukhal Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 7. Nasaruddin Gaddi S/O Late Saheb Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 8. Azad Gaddi S/O Paras Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 9. Ansarul Gaddi S/O Late Chhatri Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 10. Afsar Gaddi S/O Late Chhatri Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran 11. Aslam Gaddi S/O Late Chhatri Gaddi R/O Vill. Pachamwa Bairia, Mushahar Toli, P.S. Shikarpur, Distt. West Champaran .... .... Petitioners Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== 2 26-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 427, 379 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and 3 (I)(X) of the Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29436 of 2011 (2) dt.26-09-2011 It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that though the occurrence is alleged to have been taken place on 07.05.2011 the F.I.R. has been registered on 21.06.2011. No explanation has been given for undue delay in institution of the F.I.R. It is also submitted that there is no allegation that the petitioners intentionally insulted or intimidated with intent to humiliate the member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any place within public view and thus, Section 3(I)(X) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act would not apply. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 225 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Bhardwaj/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)