IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19846 of 2010 1. BUDHI NATH PRASAD Son of late Sobhit Sah 2.Shrvan Jha son of Bau Deo Jha, both are residents of village Harne, P.S. Harilakhi, Dist. Madhubani…..Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR O.P. ----------- 2 23.6.2010 Heard the parties. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case instituted for offences under sections 33, 41, 42, 52 of the Forest Act as also under sections 5, 9, 10, 11 and 13 read with section 14 of the Bihar Saw Mills (Regulation) Act, 1990. Apparently the petitioners are named in the prosecution report/FIR vide Annexure-1 as accused. The case was instituted in the year 2003. The petitioners have remained absconding for more than 7 years. On the aforesaid ground alone this court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail. It is accordingly rejected. The petitioners must surrender within a period of four weeks from today in connection with G.O. No. 50 of 2003 pending in the court of C.J.M, Madhubani and seek regular bail, if so advised. They are at liberty to take all the pleas which are available to them for grant of regular bail. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J. ) M.Rahman