IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20087 of 2010 BAIDNATH SAHANI @ BAIDYA NATH SAHANI @ BAIJ NATH SAHANI son of late Kewal Sahani, resident of Village Tajawa Koirgawan, P.S. Pipra, Dist. East Champaran …Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR O. P. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ---------- 2 14.6.2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under sections 302,379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, it is submitted that there are case and counter case vide Annexure-1 and 2 respectively with respect to the same occurrence. According to the prosecution case the petitioner and several other accused persons are alleged to have assaulted the deceased with lathi, kicks and fists as a result of which he is said to have died. According to the earlier case vide Annexure-2, deceased attempted to commit rape upon one Sikli Devi and on alarm raised by her villagers arrived there and deceased was assaulted by the villagers. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that several other accused persons with almost similar and identical allegations have been granted bail or anticipatory bail by different Benches of this Court. Petitioner is stated to be in judicial custody since 27.7.2009. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the - 2 - satisfaction of 7th Additional Sessions Judge, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 164 of 2008 (S.Tr. No. 178/2010). ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J. ) M.Rahman