IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7222 of 2011 BINDESHWAR RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 18.03.2011 The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 504, 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that on 25.04.2010 the petitioner tried to have illicit relation with the informant, subsequently assaulted and abused also. It appears that the F.I.R. was instituted on 03.05.2010, no explanation has been given for such an unexplained delay. It appears that there was land dispute between the parties and the informant is a married lady. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner is that delayed lodging of the F.I.R. creates doubt and whole accusation found false particularly under Section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on 2 furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Muzaffarpur, in connection with Hajipur S.C. & S.T. P.S. Case No. 278 of 2010. Bhardwaj ( Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)