IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.26040 of 2011 1. Kameshwar Ram, son of Late Dhyani Ram. 2. Ram Kashi Devi, wife of Kameshwar Ram. 3. Santosh Ram, son of Rameshwar Ram. All are resident of Vill-Khetash Kalana, P.S.- Kusheshwar Asthan, District- Darbhanga. ………Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar …..Opposite Party. ----------- 2. 18.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are languishing in jail custody since 22.05.2011 in a case registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 326, 307, 357, 384, 188, 337, 333, 427, 435 of I.P.C. and ¾ Damage to Public Property Act. Allegedly some defeated Mukhiyas instigated the mob which attacked on polling party and ransacked the vehicles. Police party reached there and bound to make firing as a result of which some persons sustained injury. Admittedly, petitioner no. 1 was candidate of Mukhiya in the Panchayat and named accused in the First Information Report. Near about 1500 persons have been made co-accused in this case. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that as a matter of fact the informant being the Magistrate committed certain irregularities in counting of the votes, as a result of which, the mob became furious and made protest, and thereafter, the situation went out of control. It is also pointed out by him that when District 2 Magistrate came and enquired, he found the informant of this case guilty of committing irregularities in election, and thereafter, the District Magistrate lodged Kusheshwar Asthan P.S. Case no. 108/2011 against the informant of this case and other officials. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Beraul, Benipur in connection with Kusheshwar Asthan, P.S. Case no. 108/2011. Kamlesh (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)