IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8369 of 2011 1. BIJAY CHAUDHARY SON OF CHANDRIKA CHAUDHARY 2. PALI SINGH SON OF ADITYA SINGH. 3. PANKAJ SINGH @ PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH SON OF MUNNA SINGH. 4. NITI SINGH SON OF JHALAK SINGH. 5. JAWAHAR PRASAD SON OF LAKHAN MAHTO ---------------- PETITIONERS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 18.03.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the informant. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 147, 149, 448, 341, 323, 376, 511, 380 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged against the five persons, specifically against petitioner no.1 to have dragged the informant and tried to establish the physical relationship. It is submitted on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioners that maliciously, the case has been lodged. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner no.1 has criminal antecedent. It appears that the learned Sessions Judge 2 was of the view that it is a fit case of regular bail, prima facie the case under Section 376 and 511 is not made out. Since petitioner no.1 has criminal antecedent let the learned court below consider the regular bail application of the petitioner no.1, keeping in view that prima facie, case, under Section 376 and 511 and 27 of the Arms Act, is not made out, and dispose of the application preferably on the same day. So far as the petitioner nos. 2 to 5 are directed to be released on anticipatory bail since there is no specific accusation against them, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Sirdala (Meskaur) P.S. Case No. 140/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) 3