IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33331 of 2010 1. SK.AHMAD, son of Sk. Bakashish. 2. Sk. Idrish, son of Sk. Bakashish. 3. Sk. Kalam, son of Sk. Noor. 4. Sk. Mohamood, son of Sk. Shamshul. 5. Sk. Jawakir @ Sk. Taukir, son of Sk. Ahmad. 6. Sk. Azamat, son of Sk. Idrish. 7. Mariam Khatoon, wife of Sk. Ahmad. 8. Sk. Kismat, son of Sk. Idrish. All resident of village-Belwa, Police Station, Sathi, District- West Champaran. ……………Petitioners. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……Opposite Party. ----------- 2 21.12.2010 The petitioners apprehend in Sathi Police Station Case No.39 of 2010 dated 7.4.2010 for various offence under the Indian Penal Code read with Section 3 (i)(X) of the Prevention of Atrocities Act against Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe Act. The informant Jatan Ram alleged that on 7.4.2010 when he was constructing his house petitioners came and started damaging his house and abusing and making derogatory remarks. Learned counsel for the petitioners state that they are innocent. They had in fact, purchase this land which the informant wanted to occupy. In course of argument it has come out that between the informant and the vendor of the petitioners there were disputes with regard to possession from before. From this it is apparent that it cannot be said with certainty that the informant, as alleged, was trying to encroach upon the land bought by the petitioners. Keeping in view the fact and circumstances of the - 2 - case and the fact that the sale deed is in favour of petitioner no.1 Sk. Ahmad, the application on his behalf is permitted to be withdawn for enabling him to move for regular bail after surrendering in the court below within four weeks. So far as petitioner nos.2 to 8 are concerned, upon their arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, the petitioners above named are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Sathi P.S. Case No.39 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. PN (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)