IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1196 of 2010 APPU SINGH @ RAVI KUMAR SINGH @ RAVI SHANKAR SINGH. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 09.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. and the learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in Aurangabad P.S.Town P.S.Case no. 192 of 2009 under Section 341, 323, 324, 307, 379 and 427/34 IPC. The allegation as per the FIR is that while the informant Angad Singh with his companion Mohan Singh was going in Indica Car and when they reached near the house of the petitioner, the petitioner and his father Birendra Kumar Singh carrying Bhujali stopped the vehicle and they assaulted them and that their chain and mobile phone were also snatched. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant and his companion Mohan Singh along with others unknown had entered into the house of the petitioner due to non- fulfilment of their demand of Rangdari money and that they had also assaulted the lady inmates of the house and also resorted to firing and that when protest was made, they had fled away. Learned counsel submits that the occurrence had taken place prior to the alleged occurrence and that the petitioner’s father Birendra Kumar Kumar Singh had lodged Aurangabad P.S. Case No. 193 of 2009 u/s 386, 379, 307, 448 and 504 IPC. Learned counsel submits that the informant of the case had lodged the case as a counter-blast in order 2 to save his own skin from the case lodged by petitioner’s family. As also averred in Para-9 of the bail application, learned counsel submits that the informant and his companion Mohan Singh are the Rangdars of the town and they have committed several crimes in connection with demand of Rangdari money. Aurangabad Town P.S.Case No. 284 of 2008 u/s 147, 504, 506 IPC, Aurangabad Town P.S.Case No. 286 of 2008 u/s 427, 384 385 IPC and Aurangabad town P.S.Case No. 279 of 2004 u/s 323, 341, 379 and 307 IPC are said to have been filed against the informant Angad Singh. Aurangabad town P.S.Case No. 268 of 2008 u/s 341, 323, 504, 307 IPC is stated to be pending against informant’s companion Mohan Singh. It is also submitted that informant’s companion Mohan Singh was arrested by Police in connection with Aurangabad Town P.S.Case No. 193 of 2009 as filed by petitioner’s father and when he was being taken to the Police Station, he escaped away from Police custody and regarding that Police instituted Aurangabad P.S.Case No. 455 of 2009 u /s 224, 225, 353/34 IPC. Learned counsel submits that the informant and his companion Mohan Singh are criminals of the area and they are engaged in several crimes for extortion of money. Learned counsel also submits that the present case was lodged by the informant as a defence measure. Regarding the injuries stated to have been received by the informant and his companion Mohan Singh, learned counsel refers to Annexuress-4 & 5, the injury reports relating to them and in the injury reports, the injuries are stated to be simple in nature. 3 Under the circus trances, in the event of arrest or surrender within three weeks, petitioner Appu Singh @ Ravi Kumar Singh @ Ravi Shankar Singh will be admitted to anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10, 000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in Aurangabad Town P.S.Case No. 192 of 2009. Jay/ ( C. M. Prasad,J )