IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46054 of 2008 PRAKASH CHOUDHARY @ PRAKASH LAL CHOUDHARY S/O-Sheo Chandra Choudhary, R/O-Village-Muffi Ward No. 14, P.S.-Hajipur Town, Distt.-Vaishali. …………………………………………..Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 28.01.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is one of the five named accused apprehends his arrest in a case which has been registered under Sections 353, 380 and some other Sections of the Indian Penal Code. Besides the named accused persons other 100 unknown accused persons have also been alleged to have damaged and looted away the property of the Electricity Board. Submission is that due to none-supply of electricity to Hajipur the people are in continuation of their peaceful agitation. The District Magistrate, Vaishali has written to the Secretary of Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihar Patna for adequate supply. When the adequate supply was not made then the mob protested. Further submission is that a number of other accused persons have been granted bail by the Court. It was a democratic protest. The petitioner is a patient of Arthritis. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Prakash Choudhary @ Prakash Lal - 2 - Choudhary is directed to surrender before the Court below within a period of twenty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and on his so surrendering he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 350 of 2008, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)