IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29136 of 2008 LALAN CHOUDHARY & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 14.08.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the state. Allegation against the petitioners is that they made the bus stopped and demanded Chanda for Sarswati Puja when objection was raised by the passengers, the informant was dragged out of the bus, assaulted and Rs. 2200/- was taken away from his pocket. They also snatched golden chain of the bus passenger, Manoj Kumar. Counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no recovery of alleged stolen articles from the possession of the petitioners and after investigation, chare sheet was submitted under all bailable sections of the IPC but cognizance has been taken u/S 384 of the IPC also which is not made out. Regarding antecedent of the petitioners, it has been stated that they have got no criminal antecedent. Considering these facts prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners, namely, Lalan Choudhary, Binod Choudhary and Mikhail Choudhary is allowed. In the event of their arrest or - 2 - surrender within four weeks from today, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 14/07 to the satisfaction of Sri A.K. Gupta, JM, Ist Class, Gaya Gopalganj subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)