Shobhit Lal Mahto @ Shobit Mahto And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17256 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2018 Thana- LAUKAHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.

SHOBHIT LAL MAHTO @ SHOBIT MAHTO S/o Bhola Mahto R/o Village- Chakdah, P.S.- Laukaha, District- Madhubani. 2.

Jibachh Mahto @ Jibchh Kumar Mahto, S/o Shobhit Mahto R/o VillageChakdah, P.S.- Laukaha, District- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Amit Kumar Rakesh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 01-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners in the present are seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 102 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 379, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per the prosecution case, the son of the informant was going to the house of his sister in village Kachal. On way near Banar Jhula Chowk, the accused persons including these petitioners were sitting there and as soon as his son reached there all the accused persons asked as to why your father was demanding money on account of fish of the pond. It is alleged that after replying to them he proceeded to his destination

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17256 of 2019(2) dt.01-04-2019 2/2 but the accused persons assaulted him by slaps and fists. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegations are totally false and fabricated. It is submitted that there is some dispute between the informant and the accused persons over some money transactions, the informant failed to return the same and on demand this case has been lodged.

Learned APP representing the State has opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of allegations and fact that it is said to be a case of dispute over some money transactions and the petitioners have no criminal antecedent, let the petitioners above named in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 102 of 2018 be enlarged on bail on execution of bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (fifteen thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri P. K. Mahtha, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani, subject to the conditions as laid down under Sections 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) avin/- U T