IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16376 of 2010 1. LAL JEET SINGH @ LAL JEE SINGH SON OF LATE SIDHAN SINGH 2. RADHIKA DEVI WIFE OF LALJEET SINGH, BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SARVODAYPURI(PRADEEP NAGAR), P.S. BODH GAYA, DISTT. GAYA. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 08.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections- 341, 323 of the Penal Code and Sections-3(x) of the SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is submitted on their behalf that altercation about settlement of accounts between the informant and the petitioners took place at their residence in which petitioners are alleged to have abused the informant by his caste name but such abuse is not said to have been hurled in public view and the application is maintainable as offence under Section-3(x) of the SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made out. Having perused the First Information Report, I am satisfied that the offence constituting offence under Sections 341, 323 I.P.C. was committed by the petitioners at their house which is neither a public place nor members of the public were present there at the time of occurrence. In the circumstances, petitioners are directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order in the court below, thereafter the petitioners 2 above named be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/-(Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No.238 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section-438(2) Cr.P.C. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)