IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.20077 of 2010 MAHENDRA PRATAP SINGH son of Late Brajendra Pratap Singh Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 15.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under sections 384, 387, 113, 328, 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that the petitioner as the Enforcement Officer had seized the vehicle of the informant and demanded illegal gratification for release of the same and forced him to take poison. Submission is that in fact the petitioner was doing his duty and since the informant’s vehicle had been seized for valid reasons and was not being rightfully released by the petitioner the present case has been filed to coerce the petitioner to submit to the informant’s wishes. In view of such, in the event of surrender of the petitioner, named above, within four weeks from today in connection with Sadar (Dagarwa) P.S. Case No.53 of 2010, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/-(five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnia, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438 (2) Cr. P.C., and (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailors will - 2 - undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioner, (ii)That the petitioner shall undertake to be represented on the first date after cognizance and in case he fails to do so, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled (iii) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse and (iv) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)