IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11036 of 2010 MANOJ RAI @ MANOJ KUMAR RAI,son of Lalit Rai, resident of village-Baban Ghat, P.S.-Mahua, District-Vaishali. .. Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR.. .. Opp.Party ----------- 02/ 26-04-2010 Heard Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as also Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Mahua P.S.Case No.430 of 2009 dated 16-10-2009, registered under Sections 147/148/149/324/307 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act as also under Section 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the entire occurrence had taken place on the date of election for PACS and there is general and omnibus allegation against several accused persons including the petitioner that they resorted to indiscriminate firing and exploded bomb, as a result of which some persons sustained injuries, but those injuries cannot be specifically attributed to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and has submitted that the genesis of the entire occurrence was altercation between the petitioner and the informant and at the instance of the petitioner other accused persons arrived there and thereafter they all resorted to firing and exploded bomb. Some persons received serious injuries on their 2 person, which have been mentioned in the impugned order passed by the learned Sessions Judge. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioner is rejected. He must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed, the same may be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)