IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34343 of 2009 RAM PRAVESH YADAV @ RAM PRASAD YADAV, Son of Chaitan Yadav, Resident of villae Machiyar Bigha, P.S. Madanpur, District Aurangabad ………… Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ……… Opp. Party For the petitioner : Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 6, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P. ---- 3 13.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Sections 147, 148, 447, 341, 307, 504, 436, 323, of the Indian Penal Code and 3(X) of the S.C. and S.T. Act. As per the prosecution case the petitioner along with his associates assaulted the informant’s side causing injury and set their house at fire. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the dwelling house was not brunt rather hut in front of the same was burnt. The informant was actually living in a house constructed under the Indira Awas Yozna. It is further submitted that due to enmity he along with other family members have been implicated in this case. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 7.7.2009. - 2 - Learned counsel for the State submitted that from perusal of case diary, it is apparent that even those articles kept in the house constructed under the Indira Awas Yozna have been found to be burnt and that confirms the involvement of the petitioner in arson. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the fact that the house of the informant was burnt by the petitioner and his associates, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at present. However, if so advise, he may renew his prayer for bail after four months. Spd/- (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) -----------