IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19741 of 2010 Karu Singh, son of Kapil Singh, resident of Village-Pirachak, P.S. Paraiya, District- Gaya. ………………………Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar……………………………Opposite Party. With Cr.Misc. No.19740 of 2010 Kundun Singh, son of Ram Dahin Sharma, resident of Village- Pirachak, P.S. Paraiya, District- Gaya. …………..Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar. …………………………..Opposite Party. For the petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 19741/2010 :- Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Surendra Pd. Singh, A.P.P. For the petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 19740/2010 :- Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Suraj Prasad Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 21. 06. 2010. Heard the parties. The petitioners in both the cases apprehend their arrest in connection with a case registered for offences under Sections 379, 385 and 387/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioners are specifically named in the F.I.R. vide Annexure-1 as accused and there is specific allegation of demand of extortion (Rangdari) of Rs. 2,00,000/- against the petitioners. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are men of absolutely fair antecedent and they have falsely been implicated in this case because of some dispute regarding their pending wages and compensation for damage of standing crops. Be that as it may, in view of nature of allegation and petitioners being specifically named in the F.I.R. as accused, this 2 Court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail. It is accordingly, dismissed. The petitioners must surrender in the court below in connection with Paraiya P.S. Case No. 83/2009, within a period of four weeks from today, and if so advised, seek regular bail, which shall be considered and disposed of on its merit without being prejudiced by the present order. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)