IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20267 of 2010 BISHANLAL MANDAL son of Bedar Mandal, resident of Gimahia, Police Station Araria (Tarabari) District Araria Versus STATE OF BIHAR O.P. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate For the Informant : Mohd. Kamran, Advocate For the State : Mr. Atul Chandra, A.P.P. ------- 2 16.06.2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 341, 323, 337, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under Section 3(1)(X) of S.C.& S.T. (POA) Act, the petitioner and few others are named in the F.I.R. as accused. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the entire occurrence has taken place on the day of election for PACC S. In the F.I.R., the petitioner is alleged to have assaulted the informant by brick causing injury to him on his head. Some other persons are alleged to have sustained injuries at the hands of the accused persons. It is further submitted that almost all the offences under the Indian Penal Code are bailable one and only offence under Section 3(1)(X) S.C&.S.T. (POA) Act is non-bailable. The accused persons are merely alleged to have called the informant by his caste name. The petitioner is said to be in judicial custody since 22.2.2010. The learned counsel for the State and the informant have strongly opposed the prayer for bail, but have not disputed the aforesaid factual position. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of - 2 - C.J.M., Araria in connection with Araria (Tarabari) P.S. case No. 461 of 2009 (G.R. No. 1824 of 2009). ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J. ) M.Rahman