IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35669 of 2011 1. Amarnath Ray, S/O Late Ram Narayan Ray. 2. Nirdhan Saw, S/O Mahabir Saw. Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 2 25.10.2011 The petitioners seek anticipatory bail as they apprehend their arrest in Begusarai SC/ST P.S. Case No. 102 of 2011 for the offences alleged under Sections 341, 323, 354, 504, and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x)(xi) of the SC/ST Act. The allegation in the first information report is that while grazing her pigs, one Rekha Devi was approached by the petitioner no.1, who is said to have abused her by naming her caste and also assaulted her on the ground that she did not cast vote in his favour during the Mukhiya Election. Learned Sr. counsel for the petitioners appears and submits that the entire case is frivolous and has been instituted only for political reasons. He further submits that the matter is merely one of case and counter case which is established by an earlier complaint filed by Sanjeev Kumar on 18.06.2011 as contained in Annexure-2. Though not specifically stated in the bail application, statement is made at the bar that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent and as such this is a fit case where anticipatory bail ought to be granted. Heard learned counsel for the State. Considering that the allegation is of general nature and 2 also the fact that there is no specific allegation that the petitioners have abused using the caste name in public view or within the hearing of other persons, let the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from the date of production/receipt of a copy of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai SC/ST P.S. Case No. 102 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr. P.C. and subject to the condition that there are no other criminal cases pending against the petitioners and if it is found that any case is pending against the petitioners, the bail bonds of the petitioners shall be liable to be cancelled. Md. Ibrarul (Vikash Jain, J.)