IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1954 of 2011 1. Mantu Yadav, son of Chhotan Yadav. 2. Bangali Yadav, son of late Shiv Yadav. 3. Gopi Mian, son of Aliman Mian, residents of village- Aghara, P.S. Sono, District- Jamui……………………………………………………………………………Petitioners. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR…………………………………………….…..Opposite Party. ----------- 3. 21.04.2011. Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sono P.S. Case No. 18 of 2010 registered under Sections 448, 341, 504,427, 385, 353/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(X) of S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities Act). The accusation is of obstructing the informant being the Branch Manager of Bank of India, Aghara Branch, to perform the official duty, smashing the official paper and abusing the Branch Manager by calling his caste’s name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that several cases were lodged by the petitioners’ side against the informant and others and as a retaliatory measure the present case has been lodged. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioner no.1 2 is involved in three cases out of which in two cases he is on bail and one case has been lodged at the behest of the Branch Manager and petitioner nos. 2 and 3 are involved in one other case. Learned counsel for the informant submits that other accused persons have been granted regular bail by the learned court below. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail application of the petitioners and try to dispose off the same preferably on the same day without being prejudiced by the order of this Court considering the fact that other accused persons have been granted regular bail by the learned court below and petitioners’ side lodged the case against the informant and others if the petitioners surrender and pray for regular bail within a period of four weeks from today. With this observation, this application is disposed off. U. K. ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)