IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42007 of 2008 1.KRISHNA DEVI wife of late Ram Kunwar Singh, 2.Anita Devi wife of Raj Mangal Ray, both resident of village-Harnahiya Tola, East Police Station Sheohar Dist.-Sheohar. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 19.1.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case which has been registered under sections 341, 323, 448, 328 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 of the Witch Craft Act. The informant has complained that while she was at her house the accused persons including the petitioners entered her house, assaulted her with fists and slaps and dragged out from her house and thrown at the door of Ramadhrar Singh and one Ram Sakhi Devi sat on her chest and assaulted her with fists and slaps saying as witch. Thereafter all the accused persons forcibly administered night soil in her mouth and also took away locket of the informant. Submission is that after investigation the case under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code has been disbelieved by Dy.S.P. and a number of witnesses have stated that it is incorrect that the informant was administered night soil. Further submission is that on similar allegation Lal Muni Devi wife of Nageshwar Ray has been granted anticipatory bail by this court on 1.12.2008 in Cr.Misc. No.40431 of 2008. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed. The above named petitioners are directed to surrender before the court below within three weeks - 2 - from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and on their so surrendering they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Sheohar at Sitamarhi in connection with Sheohar P.S.Case No.67 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Md.S. (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.)