IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21259 of 2008 1.MOHNI DEVI 2.MOST.KUSHNI DEVI @ MOST.KUSHMI DEVI 3.LALTI DEVI 4.RAMINDA DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 9.7.2008 Petitioners apprehend their arrest in S.C./S.T. Hajipur P.S.case No.14 of 2007 registered under Section 341, 323 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3(1)(X) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and pray for grant of anticipatory bail. Mr.S.N.P.Sinha, Senior Advocate, appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that in order to grab the land, this false case has been lodged against the petitioners, who happen to be ladies. It has also been submitted that the allegation being false, the bar to grant of anticipatory bail in cases under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act shall not operate. Mr.Ramesh Chandra, Additional Public Prosecutor, appears on behalf of the State. Having heard learned Counsel for the party and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, I allow this application and direct that the petitioners, abovenamed, in the event of 2 their arrest/surrender within four weeks be released on bail on furnishing personal bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in S.C./S.T. Hajipur P.S.case No.14 of 2007, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Chandramauli Kr.Prasad,J.) Narendra/