IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.12724 of 2011 SHIV SHANKAR KHAN @ PIUS KHAN & ORS. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 25.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case, in which cognizance has been taken under section 380/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of committing theft of portable TV, table fan and Rs. 1500/- cash. It is submitted by the Counsel appearing for the petitioners that the petitioners are resident of Saharsa when the case was lodged at Bettiah. Since the petitioner side lodged a case against Dinesh Ram, an employee of Civil Court, Bettiah, hence the present case has been lodged as pressure tactics. It is further submitted that the summons were not served to the petitioners till date. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, namely, Shiv Shankar Khan, Pius Khan, Madhu Kant Mishra, Ganga Jha, Jawahar Jha and Ranjeet Jha, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in 2 connection with Complaint Case No. 1134C/2004 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bettiah subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bond of the petitioners will be accepted only when the learned court below will verify that the summons has not been served upon the petitioners. SKM (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)