IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12424 of 2008 AALAL & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 05.05.2008 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in Complaint Case No. 2146 of 2006 registered under sections 147/148/149/382/386/387 of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the informant has filed the present case in retaliation of the fact that her licence for running the Public Distribution System dealership was suspended on account of the complaints made by these petitioners, who were the officials of the Panchayat as would appear on perusal of the complaint dated 15.10.2006 and 28.10.2006 ( Annexure-2 series). The above complaints against the informant led to enquiry and her licence was cancelled and thereafter the S.D.O. as per the office order dated 15.06.2007 (Annexure-3) directed that the necessary articles meant for public distribution which was allotted to the informant shall be distributed by another nearby dealer. It is further submitted that on perusal of the allegation made in the complaint it would appear that the allegations are omnibus and there is no specific allegation against the petitioners. As such, the petitioners deserve to be granted the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing on behalf of the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail, however he is not in position to - 2 - refute the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioners. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the materials on record, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners namely, Aalal, Alam, Sahabat, Mansoor Alam, Rameshwar Modak @ Rameshwar Chandra Modak, Najarul Islam, Awadhesh Prasad @ Awadhesh Pal and Ansar be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No. 2146 of 2006 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)