IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2097 of 2010 MAHESH SAHNI & ORS . Versus STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 3 19.3.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case under sections 147, 149, 448, 341, 323,307, 427, 380, 436, 337, 353, 504, 160 and 283 of the Penal Code. The informant is the Sub-Inspector of Police.In course of duty he heard sound of scuffles coming from towards west of Naka. He alleged that 25 to 30 persons entered in the house of Pokhraj Bari and started to destroy the goods lying in the house. He along with others tried to intervene but the accused persons threw stone chips which caused injuries to him and others. It is further alleged that some of the accused starting dragging him towards heap of fire but due to intervention he was saved. The petitioners are named in the F.I.R. as an accused The petitioners submit that one Deepak Kumar was killed by sons of Pokraj Bari, namely Vishwa Bandhu Bari and Pawan Bari for which a case being Town P.S. Case No.114 of 2009, dated 26.7.2009 was instituted. He submits that villagers had gathered around the house of Pokhraj Bari and were making protest. He further submits that the injuries if any sustained by the prosecution side were simple in nature and no case under section 307 of the Penal Code is made out. 2 KHAN Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners namely Mahesh Sahni, Sanichar Sahni and Ram Babu Bari. Their prayer for anticipatory bail is accordingly rejected. (S.P.Singh,J)