IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1440 of 2009 1. Pachkauri Roy, son of Late Sundar Roy. 2. Ram Udgar Mahto, son of Ram Ashish Mahto. 3. Gulab Devi, wife of Janak Roy. 4. Rekha Devi, wife of Ram Chandra Roy. 5. Anjoo Devi, wife of Siya Ram Roy. 6. Ram Bilash Nayak, son of Late Saukhi Nayak. 7. Ghurani Devi, wife of Jagdish Roy. All are residents of Village-Birpur, Pindrou, Police Station- Ladaniya, District-Madhubani and Petitioner No.7 is resident of Village-Gajahara, Nav Toli, Police Station-Ladaniya, District- Madhubani. …………………………………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar ………………………….Opposite Party. ----------- 2. 04. 03. 09. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 100 of 2005 for offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 380 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 25/26 of the Arms Act and 3/4 of Witchcraft Act. Petitioners had earlier filed application for grant of Anticipatory Bail before this Court which was rejected by order dated 10. 06. 2008, in Cr. Misc. No. 21786/08 as contained in Annexure-1. It is submitted that after quashing the order, both the parties have entered into compromise and amicably settled the matter as stated in paragraph 9 of the petition. It is further submitted that Petitioner Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 7 are ladies and, as such, it is improbable that they would participate in the occurrence. It is further submitted that no allegation has been levelled against those ladies petitioners. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today the petitioners namely, Gulab Devi, Rekha Devi, - 2 - Anjoo Devi and Ghurani Devi shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani, in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 100 of 2005, subject to the conditions as laid down under Sub Section 2 of Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure. So far Petitioner Nos. 1, 2 and 6 are concerned, considering the nature of allegations levelled against them, I am not inclined to grant the privilege of Anticipatory Bail to them. Their prayer for grant of Anticipatory Bail is, accordingly, rejected. m.p. (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)