IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.29253 of 2010 CHANDAN MISHRA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.27144 of 2010 BABULAL SOREN Versus STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.25634 of 2010 SHAMBHU PRATAP JHA & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.37262 of 2010 PRAVEEN KUMAR PRIYADARSHI @ PRAVEEN PRIYADARSHI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 15.11.2010 Cr. Misc. No. 29253 of 2010 filed on behalf of the petitioner, Chandan Mishra, Cr. Misc. No. 27144 of 2010 filed on behalf of the petitioner, Babulal Soren, Cr. Misc. No. 25634 of 2010 filed on behalf of petitioners, namely, Shambhu Pratap Jha, Pappu Jha, Manoj Paswan and Santosh Kumar Jha and Cr. Misc. No. 37262 of 2010 filed on behalf of petitioner, Praveen Kumar Priyadarshi @ Praveen Priyadarshi are taken up en-block as all the aforesaid Criminal Misc. Cases arise out of the same case, i.e. Basanahi P.S. Case No. 11 of 2010 registered under sections406, 409, 420 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code and accordingly, all the above said Cr. Misc. Cases are being disposed of by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the state. 2 The allegation against petitioners is that they took Rs 1000-2000/- from the beneficiaries of flood affected persons. At the very outset, learned counsel for petitioners drew my attention towards Annexure-2 containing the inquiry report of SDO, Saharsa and argued that in the aforesaid inquiry report, the name of these petitioners does not find place. He further contended that as a matter of fact, the petitioners have been implicated in this case out of village politics. Though during course of investigation, some witnesses have supported the prosecution story but considering these aspect of the matter that except the petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 27144 of 2010, all the petitioners are private persons and no specific allegation has been levelled against them, I think it proper to gfrant the privilege of anticipatory bail to them. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the above noted anticipatory bail petitions are allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within 30 days from receipt of the order, the petitioners, named above shall 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 Basanahi P.S. Case No. 11 of 2010 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa subject to condition as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C, AKV/- ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)