IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.49487 of 2008 MISTAR SINGH son of Chhotan Singh, resident of village Kaira Kado, P.S. Khaira, District- Jamui. ------- Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR. ------- Opposite Party ----------- 2 13.1.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 448, 341, 323/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(x) of the S.C. S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Petitioner is said to have purchased a piece of land from the informant for Rs. 95,000/-. The remaining of Rs. 12,000/- was to be paid by the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner went to the house of the informant and told him that on measurement the land has been found less and as such he would not be paying the entire amount and it is also alleged that he abused the informant by taking his caste name. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the occurrence has taken place between two persons over a dispute regarding land. It is further submitted that if there 2 was any exchange of hot words it was at the house of the informant rather than in public view and hearing. As such no offence under the S.C. S.T. Act is made out against the petitioner. Be that as it may, petitioner Mistar Singh is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 88/08 on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)