IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12698 of 2010 1.ONKAR KUMAR son of Pramod Singh 2.Satish Singh @ Satish Prasad Singh son of Kamta Singh Both resident of village Khanwa P.S. Narhat, Dist. Nawada ….Petitioners. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR Opposite party. ----------- For the petitoners : Mr. Amresh Kumar Singh,Advocate. For the State : Mr. Nityanand, A.P.P ---------- 2 14.5.2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offence under section 384 and some other allied and bailable offences under the Indian penal Code the petitioners and other accused persons are alleged to have assaulted the bus staff and are alleged to have looted Rs. 10,000/- in cash. The accused persons including the petitioners are also alleged to have caused injury to certain passengers, who were traveling in the bus. Some of the accused persons were arrested at the spot, but petitioners succeeded in fleeing away from there. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that matter has been compromised between the parties and co- accused persons, who were apprehended at the spot, have been granted regular bail by an order dated 24.11.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 39935 of 2009 as contained in annexure-3 to this petition. - 2 - Be that as it may, in view of serious nature of allegation and in view of the fact that the occurrence is said to have taken place in the night in a moving bus, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioners is rejected. Petitioners must surrender in the court below in connection with Nawada Town P.S. Case no. 309 of 2009 and, if so advised, seek regular bail, which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J. ) M.Rahman