IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41213 of 2008 DILIP DAS SON OF CHANDRAKANT DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SIMRA, P.S. JHANJHARPUR, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 23.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 147,148,149, 341, 342, 332, 333, 307, 379, 353 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 (X) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Allegations are that the petitioner along with other co-accused persons allegedly obstructed the National Highway on account of the alleged murder of one Binod Mahto and due to the said murder large number of persons had gathered and blocked the road and later on started brick bating. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that although the petitioner has been named as accused, however there is no specific allegation against the petitioner of any overt act. It is further submitted that from the list of the named accused persons one co- accused namely, Lal Jha, who is at serial number 47, has been allowed anticipatory bail by this Court as per the - 2 - order dated 27.08.2008 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 30452 of 2008, as contained in Annexure-4 to the petition. It is further submitted that there is absolutely no allegation attracting the provisions under the S.C./S.T. Act. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Dilip Das be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S.Case No. 50 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)