IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42545 of 2008 BRAJESH MAHARAJ @ BRAJESH KUMAR, Son of Ram Suchit Maharaj, Resident of Village Maheshpur, P.S. Sanhoulla, District Bhagalpur ----------------------Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------------Opp. Party ----------- 2. 21.10.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sanhoulla P.S. Case No.83/08 for the alleged offences registered under sections 386, 387, 467 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation is that the petitioner demanded Rangdari from the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is Sarpanch and also an Advocate practising in the Civil Court, Bhagalpur. The petitioner is discharging the service of Sarpanch and a Panchyati was held in which the informant, his wife and his daughter as also Bijuliya Tanti, with whom the daughter of the informant got objectionable photograph, were participated. For such ugly behaviour, the petitioner along with other chided the daughter of the informant and also imposed a fine of Rs.5,000/- on the informant and the boy was also scolded and they blackened his face. It is further submitted that after the matter was settled, on the instigation of the people of the village, the present case has been lodged against the petitioner and others. 2 The learned APP appearing for the State submits that for the alleged behaviour of the daughter of the informant, a Panchyati was held in which the petitioner was also participated. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Sanhoulla P.S. Case No.83/08 within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur, in connection with the aforesaid case, on the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)