IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15190 of 2008 1. SHIVANANDAN MANDAL, S/o late Ragho Mandal 2. BINOD MANDAL, Son of Shivanandan Mandal 3. UPENDRA MANDAL, Son of Shivanandan Mandal 4. AMIT KUMAR, Son of Anup Mandal. All resident of Milki, P.S. Medni Chouki (Surajgarha), District – Lakhisarai. ….. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. MANKI DEVI, W/o Ramwaran Chaudhary, R/O Milki P.S. Medni chouki, District – Lakhisarai. ….. Opp. Parties. ----------- 07/ 31.03.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioners states that during the pendency of this application petitioner no. 1 Shivanandan Mandal has been arrested. In the circumstances, prayer made on behalf of petitioner no. 1 has become infructuous, which is, accordingly, dismissed. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, State and the informant. Petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 307 and other allied sections of the Penal Code and Section 3(1) (xv) and other sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. They are named in the First Information Report and are alleged to have inflicted injury on the person of the husband of the informant by means of lathi and iron rod. They are also alleged to have abused the husband of the informant by taking his caste name. In the circumstances, petitioners, above named, is directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from today and apply for regular bail which should be considered in the light of the - 2 - materials collected in the case diary as according to learned counsel for the petitioners the allegations set out in the FIR has not been corroborated by the witnesses examined during investigation. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)