IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23515 of 2009 1. YOGENDRA MAHTO 2. SMT. SUSHILA DEVI @ SMT.SUSHILA DEVI SARPANCH 3. KAMALDEO MAHTO 4. RAJEEV KUMAR MAHTO. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 16.09.2009 Heard both sides. Petitioners, who are 04 in numbers and belong to one family, have approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case lodged on the strength of complaint under Section 420 and other allied Sections of the Penal Code. Allegation is that they initially confined the father of the complainant in a room and assaulted him. Thereafter when the complainant went to rescue him the petitioners demanded a sum of Rs. 10,000/-. Further allegation is that they cheated the complainant by receiving the amount of cash withdrawn by him at the Bank. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present allegation in the shape of complaint is being launched about 01 year after the alleged occurrence. It is next contended that mother of the complainant in her deposition under Section 202 Cr.P.C. has set out a different case. On these facts, it is submitted that the petitioners deserve to be granted the privilege of anticipatory bail. On the other hand, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, submitted that the complaint sets out allegation 2 against the petitioners as to how they initially assaulted the father of the complainant and thereafter befooled and cheated him. Having regard to the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, this court is persuaded to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Let petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of 04 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Katihar in connection with Complaint case no. C.A. 1413 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)