IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21964 of 2010 1. Bishundeo Mahto son of late Ram Swaroop Mahto 2. Ranglal Mahto @ Ranglal Bhagat son of Rambilash Mahto @ Rambilash Bhagat Both resident of Village- Khasidangi, P.S. Galgalia (Thakurganj) District- Kishanganj 3. Ram Bahadur Ram son of Late Shankar Ram, resident of Village- Churali, P.S. Galgalia (Thakurganj) District- Kishanganj. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 01.07.2010 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners are in custody in connection with Thakurganj (Galgalia) P.S. Case No. 220 of 2009 for offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 379 and 364A of the Indian Penal Code. Substance of allegation against the petitioners is committing theft at the tea garden of the informant and of kidnapping his manager when he protested against the same. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the instant case is a manifestation of the dispute going on between the parties as regarding the land in question. He submits that the informant and a large number of such people forming a tea garden syndicate had ousted them from their land and had also instituted several criminal cases. He submits that mainly on opposition raised by 2 these petitioners against the informant and others protesting against the encroachment of their land, that they have been implicated in such cases. Learned counsel in support of his submissions relies upon a letter of the District Magistrate dated 15.9.2009. Upon consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners, namely (1) Bishundeo Mahto (2) Ranglal Mahto @ Ranglal Bhagat and (3) Ram Bahadur Ram be released on bail upon each of them furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in connection with Thakurganj (Galgalia) P.S. Case No. 220 of 2009, subject to the condition that the petitioners would ensure their representation in the case on each and every date fixed and upon failure on their part to ensure their representation on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the Court below would confer liberty to the Court concerned to initiate proceeding for cancellation of the bail bonds of the defaulting petitioner and for taking him into custody. Anand Kr. (Jyoti Saran, J)