IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3836 of 2011 NARENDRA SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ------------ 02. 10.03.2011 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 3(i) (x) of the S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. There is accusation against the petitioner to have abused the informant by calling her cast name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for alleged occurrence of 07.07.2010 the F.I.R. was lodged on 10.09.2010. The unexplained delay creates doubt about the whole accusation. A peculiar trend has developed that merely because the cases are instituted under S.C./S.T. Act, learned Sessions Judge used to restrained themselves in exercise of jurisdiction under 438 Cr.P.C. Sessions Judges are supposed to apply their mind on the facts of the accusation and then to pass appropriate orders. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Narendra Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- - 2 - (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Hajipur(S.C./S.T.) P.S. Case No. 460 of 2010. Shageer (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)