IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19096 of 2009 SHIV SHANKAR SINGH @ GUDDU SINGH & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02/ 18.06.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This petition for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners, who are accused for offences punishable under Sections 307, 341, 323, 325 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners and others were shop keepers and the son of the informant, namely, Umesh Raut came there demanding Rangdari from the shop keepers, due to which there was an altercation, whereafter petitioner no. 2 filed an FIR (Annexure-2) against son of the informant. He further submits that only in retaliation the informant filed a counter case making false and frivolous allegations against the petitioners and others, although petitioners are law abiding citizens running their shops. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as the arguments of the parties, this petition is allowed. In case of surrender/arrest within fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in the court, petitioners, namely, Shiv Shankar Singh @ Guddu Singh and Jai Chandra Singh shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with - 2 - Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 96 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. DKS/ (S.N. Hussain, J.)