Patna High CourtCR. MISC./47018/2014dismissed

Ramnath Thakur And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

2016-02-17Mr. Justice Vikash Jain2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47018 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -340 Year- 2013 Thana -NAUTAN District- WESTCHAMPARAN (BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Ramnath Thakur

2. Prabhunath Thakur @ Prabhu Thakur

3. Sheonath Thakur All Sons of Late Yodha Thakur

4. Rabindra Thakur, Son of Prabhunath Thakur @ Prabhu Thakur

5. Panmati Devi @ Panpati Devi, wife of Prabhunath Thakur @ Prabhu Thakur All residents of Village Ram Nagar, P.S. Nautan, District West Champaran. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Satyapal Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 17-02-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehends their arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 147, 341, 323, 504, 447, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act registered in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 340 of 2013.

3. It is submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated as all the offences alleged under the Indian Penal Code are bailable whereas the allegations under the Prevention of Witch Practices Act are not made out. It is further

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47018 of 2014 (2) dt.17-02-2016 2/2 stated that no one has sustained any injury in the occurrence.

4. Considering, however that no intervening circumstances have been disclosed since withdrawal of the bail petition vide Cr. Misc. No. 10926 of 2014 as recorded in this Court's order dated 11.07.2014, coupled with the fact that the petitioners have not shown any reason for apprehension of their arrest, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to them.

5. The bail petition accordingly stands dismissed with an observation that in case the petitioners surrender and seek regular bail before the learned trial Court, the same shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit expeditiously. (Vikash Jain, J) B.T/- U T