IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7175 of 2009 1. SAGIR KHAN son of Md. Hanif Khan 2. Md. Sona Son of Jahangir Khan 3. Pappu Rain son of Salim Mian 4. Munna Dhobi son of Salim Khan 5. Md. Istkam son of Md. Jasim Mian 6. Md. Kasim son of Md. Makim 7. Md. Shaheed @ Saheed Khan, all resident of village Bhadauni, P.S. Nawada in the district of Nawada Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 27.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections 384, 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code. They are named in the First Information Report and are the agents of the bus owners demanding extortion money from the contractor of Budhoul Bus Stand (informant) for allowing the bus to reach Budhoul Bus Stand. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that neither the conductor nor the driver nor the bus owners have supported the allegation of the contractor and appreciating such fact, petitioners should be admitted to the privilege of bail in the event of arrest. I regret not to accept such submission as the petitioners are the agents of the Bus owners whose driver and conductor have not supported the allegation set out in the First Information Report by the contractor of the bus stand in 2 question. It is then submitted that the passengers and others of the vicinity also did not support the allegation. Let the petitioners above named surrender in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Nawada (Town) P.S. Case No. 121 of 2008 within four weeks from today whereafter the court below should verify whether the statement of the informant as set out in the First Information Report has been supported by the independent witnesses other than the driver and conductor of the bus concerned, namely, the persons of the vicinity and appropriate orders in accordance with law be passed in the light of the materials available in the case diary without being prejudiced by the fact that this Court has not chosen to admit the petitioners to the privilege of bail in the event of arrest. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Let this order be communicated to the court below through fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioners. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)