IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21495 of 2010 ISLAM DEWAN, S/o Dost Dewan, R/o Village- Ram Nagar Bankat, P.S.-Majhaulia, District- West Champaran. …… Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Prabhwti Musmat, W/o Late Mangani Ram, R/o-Ram Nagar, Bankat, P.S.-Majhulia, District- West Champaran …… Opposite Parties. 2 12-07-2010 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hajipur S.C/S.T. P.S. Case No. 84/2010 registered under sections 341, 323, 504 & 342 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3(i)(x) of the S.C. and the S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that informant demanded wages from the petitioner, who promised to give after two days, but even after expiry of 5 to 6 months when informant’s wages were not paid then she went to the house of petitioner and demanded her wages where she was abused by calling her cast name and she was being assaulted. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is a Sarpanch and a complaint was filed against the informant on 5.2.2010 as contained in Annexure-2, upon which petitioner issued notice to the informant on 6.2.2010 as contained in Annexure-3 and in retaliation to that the present F.I.R. has been filed on 16.2.2010. Moreover, the Provisions of 3(i) (x) of the S.C. and the S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are not applicable because admittedly, as per averments of the informant itself, occurrence took place in the house of petitioner. Considering the aforesaid submissions, let petitioner above named is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his - 2 - arrest and/or surrender before the court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Hajipur S.C/S.T. P.S. Case No. 84/2010 Sujit (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J)