IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33762 of 2011 Amarendra Kumar Jha S/O Sri Singeshwar Jha, R/O Moh.-Alkapuri, P.S.-Gardanibagh, Patna, At Present S.H.O. Ahiyapur, District Muzaffarpur………………………………..Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar………………………..Opposite party. ---------------------------------- 03/ 24.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is an accused for offences punishable under sections 323 and 342 of the Indian Penal Code as well as section 3(1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire allegation against him is false and frivolous and merely because the petitioner was Station House Officer (S.H.O.) of Maniyari Police Station, Muzaffarpur he had been implicated. He further submits that even according to the informant’s claim the occurrence took place in the Chamber of the Officer-in-Charge which was not in public view and no other person was present. He further states that even according to the allegation the petitioner has not abused any caste. He also avers that after his petition for anticipatory bail was rejected by the court below on 18.09.2008 he did not appear in the court below as he had filed a case for quashing of the cognizance and his criminal miscellaneous case is pending in this court in which notice has already been issued to the complainant. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition for anticipatory bail is allowed. In case of surrender/arrest within fifteen days - 2 - from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in the court below, the petitioner, namely Amarendra Kumar Jha shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000.00(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of likewise amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, (West) Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. C-614 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)