IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42230 of 2009 1. AJEET SINGH SON OF LATE RAM NATH SINGH 2. SUJEET SINGH S/O LATE RAM NATH SINGH 3. BIRENDRA SINGH S/OLATE SIDH NATH SINGH ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SURHURIA, P.S.- SURAJPURA, DISTRICT- ROHTAS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 09/02/2010 Heard Mr. Kamlesh Prasad Yadav learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered under Sections 307 and some other Sections of the Indian Penal Code, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3 (x) of the Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act. Allegation is that the petitioners have abused the informant in the name of his caste and they tried to dispossess him from his land which was in possession of informant. Submission is that no offence of Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act is made out because the offence was not committed in public view. In course of investigation witnesses were examined and they have stated that from the side of the informant firing was resorted. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent. They are bonafide owners of the land. Considering the above facts, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the court 2 below within three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and on their so surrendering they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M./concerned Court, Bikramganj, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Surajpura P.S. Case no. 41 of 2009 subject to the condition as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)