IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35244 of 2009 1. MANISH KUMAR MISHRA @ MANISH KUMAR, Son of Shri Chandra Kishore Mishra, Ward Commissioner, Ward No. 11, Hela Bazar 2. Pramod Sah @ Pramod Kumar, Son of Rameshwar Sah, resident of Mohalla – Nakhesh. 3. Sanjay Kumar Singh @ Sanjay Kumar, Son of late Dhanraj Singh, resident of Mohalla – Sanchipatti. 4. Mahesh Singh, Son of Late Bishwanath Singh, resident of Mohalla – Minapur. 5. Ajay Kumar Singh @ Ajay Kumar, Son of Sri Ram Sagar Singh, resident of Mohalla – Chhoti Mavai All of Police Station – Hajipur Town, District – Vaishali. …. Petitioners. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …. Opp. Party. ----------- 03/ 20.11.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are the Ward Counselors, Petitioner no. 3 is the husband of Ward Counselor Sanju Devi and Petitioner no. 5 is the Vice-Chairman of Hajipur Nagar Parisad. They have been named as accused in Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 428 of 2009 for offences under Sections 448, 323, 504, 427, 379, 353/34 of the IPC as well as Section 18 of the Municipal Act. Informant is the Executive Officer of Nagar Parisad, Hajipur. Allegation is that the petitioners entered into his office, abused and assaulted him, torn the documents kept in the office and also enhanced threat to the informant. - 2 - Counsel for the petitioners submits that allegations have been made to cover up informant’s own misdeed. It is also stated that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering these facts, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5, namely, Manish Kumar Mishra @ Manish Kumar, Pramod Sah @ Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Singh @ Sanjay Kumar and Ajay Kumar Singh @ Ajay Kumar respectively is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of their surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 428 of 2009 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hajipur at Vaishali. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J,)