IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42304 of 2009 1. SHANKAR MAHTO 2. LATTAN MAHTO 3. KAMLESH MAHTO ALL SON OF LATE BALDEO MAHTO R/O VILL- SINDUWARA, P.S.- PAKARIBARAWAN, DISTRICT- NAWADA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 11/02/2010 Heard Mr. Bharat Lal learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered under Sections 436 and some other Sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 (x) of the Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act. Allegation is that these petitioners and others came and abused the informant in his caste name and they have set fire in the thatched dwelling house of the informant. Submission is that no offence of Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act is made out because the offence was not committed in public place or in public view rather the informant has filed a petition later on before the learned Court below saying that the matter has been compromised and he has no grievance against the accused persons. Considering the above facts, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the court below within three weeks from the date of 2 receipt/production of a copy of this order and on their so surrendering they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M./concerned Court, Nawada in connection with Pakaribarawan P.S. Case No. 62 of 2009 subject to the condition as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)