IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32450 of 2011 Mithun Mitra & Anr. Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 15.10.2011. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under Sections 420/511 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation as per the complainant is the Vice President of North- Eastern Koshi Motion Pictures Association (hereinafter called named as „NEMPA‟) who controls over distribution and exhibition of the films. It is alleged that on 05.06.2008 an application was filed for distribution of film “Bajigaro Ka Bajigar” (Hindi film) alongwith consent letter dated 22.05.2008 which was issued by Indo Overseas Films Chennai Board but when registration letter and consent letter were sent to scrutiny prior to grant of registration there was some doubt regarding its authenticity. When the complainant contacted the assignor it transpires that consent letter was not issued and the alleged assignor denied 2 involvement in the film trade. On 09.06.2008, the complainant addressed a letter to Indo Overseas Films, Chennai but the letter returned undelivered. On 10.07.2008 the D.O. films asked to appear in the matter on 17.07.2008 but the accused failed to appear. It is submitted that the film alongwith print and publicity was purchased vide dispatch dated 25.04.2007 and purchased amount was paid by draft and Rani Sati Pictures delivered the consent letter of Indo Overseas Films, Chennai in favour of the Secretary, NEMPA on the basis of which accused persons applied for registration. It is also claimed that the petitioner thereafter purchased the film from Masraath Enterprises, Chennai and applied for registration. It is submitted that since the petitioner challenged the hegemony of NEMPA and his suspension and when the notices were issued the present complaint has been filed Considering the litigated relationship between the parties from before and accusation arises out of contractual relationship between the parties, let the 3 petitioners, Mithun Mitra and Sri Dharmo Narayan Saha, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with complaint case no. 662 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U. K. ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)