IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.50840 of 2008 BHAGWAN HEMBRAM SON OF UAIPAL HEMBRAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RARODIH,P.S.KHARAGPUR,DISTRICT MUNGER Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4/ 29.4.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered for offences under Section 307 and some other Sections of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act,1999. As per first information report, informant Sonia Devi was assaulted by the named accused persons including the petitioner suspecting her to be a witch. Submission is that the punishment under Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act,1999 is only six months and no offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code is made out rather Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code is made out. The petitioner is in jail custody since 22.7.2008. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in Kharagpur P.S.Case No. 124 of 2008. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)