IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37575 of 2009 1. PREM KUMAR MAHTO S/O GAUTAM MAHTO R/OVILL MAHARUA, P.S. BHELDI, DISTT- SARAN 2. LALMUNIYA DEVI @LALMUNIA DEVI W/O GAUTAM MAHTO R/OVILL MAHARUA, P.S. BHELDI, DISTT- SARAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26.11.2009 Heard both sides. Petitioners, who are two in numbers, have approached this Court seek anticipatory bail in a case instituted under diverse Sections of the Penal Code including Section 307 of the Penal Code. Allegation as per F.I.R. is that the father of the informant was engaged in keeping guard of the mango trees. Petitioner no.1 made attempts to pluck the mango. One of the stones pelted hit him. He was scolded. The matter was reported to the family members of petitioner no.1. Thereafter a host of family members arrived armed with different weapons and assaulted the brother of the informant as well as the informant. Petitioner no.1, as per F.I.R., is a minor boy aged about 10 years. So far as petitioner no.2 is concerned, the allegation is that she took out the gold chain of the informant. Having regard to the nature of the allegation and the materials available on record, this Court is prepared to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. In the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, petitioners, above named, are directed to 2 be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the CJM Saran at Chapra in connection with Amnour ( Bheldi) P.S.Case no. 58 of 2007, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)