IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36199 of 2009 1. BACHCHU MANDAL @ BUCHO MANDAL ,Son of Kishori Mandal 2. Chhatish Mandal @ Satish Mandal, Son of Balbhadra Mandal, Both residents of Village- Chatrahar, P.S. Shambhuganj, District-Banka ------------ Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.29297 of 2009 RAVINDRA MISHRA @ RAVINDRA MISHRA, Son of Late Mahesh Mishra, resident of Village- Chatrahar, P.S. Shambhuganj, District-Banka --------- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 21-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State as also the learned counsel for the informant. Petitioners apprehend in a police case under Section 302, 201/34 of the Penal Code. The allegations against the petitioners fall in the category of last seen with the deceased within 24 hours. The defence is of death by falling down from the bridge in a drunken condition , the dead body of the deceased recovered from the river. The postmortem report shows the cause of death by - 2 - hard blunt substance and not by drowning. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is not persuaded to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. The prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. NKS/- ( Navin Sinha, J)