IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22190 of 2009 Lakhi Devi @ Laxmi Devi, W/o-Begu Mahaldar, Resident of Subhas Nagar, P.S.-Kasba, District-Purnea. -Petitioner. VERSUS The State of Bihar -Opposite Party. ----------- 02 20.07.2009 The petitioner, who is a lady, apprehends her arrest in Complaint Case No. 781 of 2003 instituted for offences under Sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 452, 380 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code. In the complaint it is alleged that the complainant was assaulted by large number of persons at the instance of the petitioner, who called her Dian (witch). From the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it is clear that the parties had entered into a compromise and several other co-accused persons who had assaulted have already been released on bail. This Court wonders as to why under these facts petitioner was not granted bail by the learned Sessions Judge itself. Either the Court lacks judicial acumen or courage. In the facts and circumstances of the case, if the abovenamed petitioner surrenders before the Court below within four weeks from today she shall be released on bail on her furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Complaint Case No. 781 of 2003, subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)