IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23423 of 2009 1. RAGHO PANDIT @ RAGHAV PANDIT @ RAGHAV PARIT 2. BHOLA PANDIT 3. RAM BABU PARIT @ RAM BABU PANDIT Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 15.09.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners. No body appears on behalf of the State. Petitioners have approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case initially instituted under diverse sections of Indian Penal Code including Sections 354 and 379. It is contended that looking to the allegation, they were initially released on bail by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate. The matter was investigated. Subsequently, charge-sheet was filed under diverse sections of the Penal Code including Section 376/511 IPC. Consequently, summons were issued against the petitioners providing them apprehension. Learned counsel submits that the legal aspects in such matter are very much crystallized in different decisions of this court as well as of the Supreme Court. Once bail has been granted, the same should be allowed to be continued unless there is/are compelling reasons for not affording the said privilege to the accused. Having regard to the submissions and after considering the materials on record, this court disposes of this application in the following manner: Let the petitioners surrender in the court below and 2 apply for regular bail which shall be considered on its own merit having regard to the facts appearing from the record as also the position of law. The petitioners are at liberty to produce before the court the relevant law which shall govern their case. while deciding the case, the court below shall be uninfluenced by the present order disposing of the application. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )