IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25191 of 2010 ALOK KUMAR SINGH @ BHARAT BHUSHAN SINGH,son of Ram Kumar Singh, resident of village Paharichak, P.S.Sonepur, District Saran---------------------------------petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR-----------------------------opp.party ----------- 2. 18.8.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional P.P. for the State. It appears from the order of learned Sessions Judge that he has refused the prayer mainly taking Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as barrier against the privilege but taking into consideration the decision of the Apex Court in the case of Gorige Pentaiah vs. State of Andhra Pradesh: (2008) 12 SCC 531, the aforesaid provision appears to be not applicable. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner Alok 2 Kumar Singh @ Bharat Bhushan Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran in connection with Sonepur P.S.Case No. 200 of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure along with additional condition that the petitioner shall attend the court on each and every date at least for one year or till the disposal of the case, whichever is earlier and if he fails to remain present on two consecutive dates without any reasonable explanation, the privilege of bail granted to him shall be deemed to be cancelled. (Akhilesh Chandra,J.) Spal/