IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26556 of 2009 1. GEETA DEVI,w/o Sri Balmiki Rai,resident of village-Hematpur,Ward No.1, P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 2. Abha Devi,w/o Sri Durga Rai,resident of village-Saidpur,Ward No.2,P.S.- Dighwara, District-Saran. 3. Ganesh Manjhi,s/o Sri Shtrudhan Manjhi, resident of village-Saidpur,Ward No.3,P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 4. Kishun Singh,s/o late Bhagwan Singh, resident of village-Chaknur,Ward No.4,P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 5. Surendra Kumar Ram,s/o late Parmeshwar Ram,resident of village-Chaknur,Ward No.5,P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 6. Deorati Devi,w/o late Jawahar Ram, resident of village-Raipatti,Ward No.7,P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 7. Anita Devi,w/o Sri Purushottam Maharaj, resident of village-Hematpur,Ward No.9, P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 8. Sunita Devi, w/o Sri Virendra Ram, resident of village-Dighwara,Ward No.10, P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 9. Manoj Kumar,s/o Sri Rajendra Prasad, resident of village-Nataki Devi Road, Ward No.11,P.S.-Dighwara,Dist.-Saran. 10. Ashok Singh,s/o late Thakur Janak Singh, resident of village- Dighwara,Ward No.12,P.S.- Dighwara,District-Saran. 11. Vijay Kumar,s/o late Dhramdev Bhagat, resident of village-Basatpur,Ward No.13,P.S.-Dighwara,District-Saran. 12. Shatrughna Kumar @ Shatrughna Singh,s/o late Rama Singh,resident of village-Manjhaua,Ward No.14,P.S.- Dighwara, District-Saran. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 26-08-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that co- accused Purushottam Maharaj has already been allowed anticipatory 2 bail by the learned Sessions Judge itself in B.P.No.284 of 2007 and the case of these petitioners stands on similar rather better footing to that of co-accused. Accordingly, this petition for anticipatory bail is allowed. In case of arrest or surrender within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in Dighwara P.S.Case No.28/2007, the above named petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. AH/ ( Mandhata Singh, J. )