IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9956 of 2009 1. ANJANI DEVI WIFE OF UMESH MANDAL 2. UMESH MANDAL SON OF BUDHU MANDAL 3. HARVESH MANDAL @ HARIVANSH MANDAL SON OF PRABHU MANDAL, ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE HUKMA, P.S. SANOKHAR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 22-05-2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners, counsel for the informant and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with S.C./S.T. P.S.Case No. 91 of 2008 registered for the offences under sections 147, 341, 447, 323, 337, 504, 506 I.P.C. as well as under sections 3(i)(iv)(v)(x) (xi) of SC/ST ( Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that as per the allegation in the F.I.R., no offence is made out under SC/ST ( Prevention of Atrocities ) Act. As per the F.I.R. occurrence took place in the year 2008 and after ten days delay the case has been instituted. It has also been submitted that the present case is counterblast of the case instituted by the petitioners. Considering these facts, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners, Anjani Devi, Umesh Mandal and Harvesh Mandal @ Harivansh Mandal, is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case the petitioners surrender before the court - 2 - concerned within four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- ( ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Bhagalpur in SC/ST P.S.Case No. 91 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. BTiwary/ ( Mridula Mishra, J )