IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24097 of 2008 TEJ PRAKASH AWADHIYA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 09/07/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. The case has been registered under sections 341, 323, 384, 379, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 (x) of the Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act. The informant is a schedule caste and is a sales man of wine shop of Bibhuti Rai. Allegation is that the petitioner has demanded ransom of Rs. 20,000/- and abused the informant in his caste name. Submission is that after investigation allegation under the Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act was not found to be true. Prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by the court below only on the ground that he has criminal antecedents. It has further been submitted that all the 14 cases were lodged against the petitioner prior to 2001 and no case was lodged against him after that period. The petitioner has contested election of assembly and at the behest of his political enemies the present case has been filed. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Tej Prkash Awadhiya is directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Gopalganj in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 25 of 2006. avin. (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)