IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7354 of 2011 1. SHEO KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE NANHAK SINGH. 2. BODH SINGH SON OF LATENANHAK SINGH. 3. MALU SINGH SON OF SHEO KUMAR SINGH. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 31.03.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 307, 504, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1) (X) (IX)(XV) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged against the petitioners to have abused the informant by calling his caste name and pressing his neck. It appears that the occurrence took place on 20.01.2010 when the complaint was filed on 04.05.2010 and ultimately police case was registered on 02.08.2010. It is submitted that there was some drainage dispute between the parties. The delayed lodging of the complaint does not inspire confidence with regard to accusation under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Considering the fact that no injury was caused to any one, let the above named 2 petitioners, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur and Ara in connection with SC/ST. P.S. Case No. 38/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)