IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3716 of 2011 MADAN THAKUR SON OF LATE VISHWANATH THAKUR. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 02.02.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 26.10.2010 in relation to Turkauliya, P.S. Case No. 461 of 2010, instituted under various sections of Indian Penal Code relating to minor offence under section 3 (x) of the prevention of atrocities against SC and ST Act pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the parties are at litigating terms only to falsely implicate and harass the petitioner. The present case was lodged for an occurrence that took place more than eight days. There is no explanation for the delay in lodging the First Information Report. The provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (prevention of atrocities) Act have been added only to create greater harassment. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties above named, petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of 2 Rs. 10,000/- ( Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari in connection with Turkauliya, P.S. Case No. 461 of 2010. Devendra/ ( Navaniti Prasad Singh, J. )