IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3885 of 2010 GONOUR BHAGAT Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 10.5.2010 KHAN Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under sections 147, 149, 323, 379, 448 and 504 of the Penal Code and section 4 and 5 of the Prevention of Cruelty of Witch Craft Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the husband of the complainant had committed theft and he was reprimanded by the petitioner in capacity of Panch and in retaliation the instant case has been filed. He further submits that the co-accused Ranjan Singh having similar allegation to that of the petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail by a bench of this court by order dated 7.9.2009 passed in Cr.Misc.No.30628 of 2009. In the circumstances, the petitioner Gonour Bhagat is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, in connection with Complaint Case No.2021 of 2007, Trial No.3576 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Shri Shahab Kaushar, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Muzaffarpur. (S.P.Singh,J)