IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34775 of 2008 SRI NATH RAM @ AJAY KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 10.11.2008 Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a Police case under Sections 376 and 511 of the Penal Code. The submission is that earlier on 26.3.2998 a complaint case was filed under Sections 395, 384 and other provisions of the Penal Code inter alia against the husband of the present informant by a co-accused, relative of the petitioner for an occurrence of 20.3.2008. The parties are stated to be related to each other. The present informant and the complainant in the earlier complaint case filed against the husband of the informant are neighbours. The petitioner is related to the complainant by marriage. The submission is that subsequently thereafter for reasons of aforesaid complaint case the informant first filed Complaint Case No. 345 of 2008 and for the same very occurrence of 19.3.2008 lodged the present FIR on 5.5.2008. The submission therefore is that a petty dispute between the neighbours for implication of the husband of the informant the present allegations have been made belatedly for an occurrence of much earlier in point of time only as a measure to bring pressure. The Court is informed that husband of the complainant and other accused are evading appearance in Complaint Case No. 331 of 2008 filed against them pending before the Court of CJM Bhabua. In an environment where even for petty disputes between neighbours, the Courts are considered an avenue for luxury litigation wasting precious time of the Court; the only appropriate order to be passed is to keep the parties who are neighbours on an even platform. This Court is not persuaded to grant them privilege of anticipatory bail. The petitioner shall be at liberty to rely upon this order in the application seeking anticipatory bail in Complaint Case No. 331 of 2008. This application is rejected. If the husband of the informant is evading the law/appearance in Complaint Case No. 331 of 2008, this Court naturally expects the law enforcing agencies more particularly the Superintendent of Police, Kaimur at Bhabua top perform his duties in accordance with law. Any application for regular bail on behalf of the petitioner shall be considered by the court below on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)