IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12706 of 2011 BALMIKI MAHTO Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 22.04.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 447, 384 and 386/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is that the petitioner got land from the original land lord Anjani Singh. The petitioner demanded Rs. 50,000/- as extortion from the informant and for non-fulfilment of the same, he burnt the crop, which was seen by Laxmi Devi and Ranjit Mahto on 15.05.2010. It appears that the F.I.R has been lodged on 25.05.2010 for the occurrence of 15.05.2010. It is further submitted that there is dispute with regard to the settlement of the land between the petitioner and the informant. Considering the serious land dispute between the parties and delayed lodging of the F.I.R as well as 2 vacillating stand of the informant, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Mednichauki P.S. Case No. 18/10, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)