IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.40233 OF 2008 1. MANJU DEVI, WIFE OF NIRANJAN MAHTO 2. RACHNA KUMARI, DAUGHTER OF NIRANJAN MAHTO 3. DHIRANJAN KUMAR, SON OF NIRANJAN MAHTO ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARAI PARSHURAI, POLICE STATION KARAI PARSHURAI, DISTRICT NALANDA …………….. ……………………. PETITIONERS VERSUS THE STATE OF BIHAR *********** 2 10.12.2008 Heard the parties. Offences alleged are under Sections 376, 323, 379, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the allegation of committing rape is not against the petitioner no. 3. The only allegation against the petitioners are that when the complainant went to the house of co-accused Niranjan Mahto who is alleged to have committed rape, the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 being the wife and daughter of Niranjan Mahto assaulted the complainant and petitioner no. 3 also gave a fist blow. Co-accused Ashok Kumar Singh and Niranjan Mahto alleged to have committed rape have been allowed anticipatory bail by order dated 21.08.2008 as contained in Annexure-5 to the petition. The learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State is not in a position to refuse the submission. Considering the facts and circumstances of the - 2 - case, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks, the petitioners, namely, Manju Devi, Rachna Kumari and Dhiranjan Kumar are directed to be released on bail in Hilsa (Karai Parshurai) Police Station Case No. 13 of 2008 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa. Anand ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)