IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13638 of 2011 1. RAM SAHAY SINGH 2. HARIHAR THAKUR 3. SANTOSH KUMAR 4. RAMCHANDRA SINGH 5. PARVATI DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 12.05.2011 Let the petitioner make correction in the prayer portion. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Prevention of Witch Craft Practices Act. The accusation is that one Chandi Prasad died and it was suspected by the accused side that the informant played witch craft, which caused his death. The accusation is also of making assault. It appears that the occurrence took place on 22.01.2011, whereas, the F.I.R. has been lodged on 08.02.2011. The informant has subsequently, retracted from his initial version. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above 2 named petitioners, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 22/2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)