Santosh Sahu @ Santosh Kumar Sahu @ Santos Kumar Sah And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40951 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -28 Year- 2015 Thana -MADHEPUR District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. SANTOSH SAHU @ SANTOSH KUMAR SAHU @ SANTOS KUMAR SAH Son of : Laxman Sah Resident of : Singh Chowk, Madhepur ,Police Station Madhepur, District Madhubani.

2. Sri Ram Mandal son of : Ram Prasad Mandal Resident of : Purana Bus Stand , Madhepur, Police Station Madhepura District Madhubani.

3. Pintu Singh Son of : Late Jitendra Kumar Singh Resident of Village : Basipatti Police Station Bheja District : Madhubani.

4. Ravindra Singh son of ; Late Nawal Kishore Singh Resident of Village: Basipatti, Police Station : Bheja District Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prafull Chandra Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Iftekhar Mahmood (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-10-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioners, four in number, apprehend their arrest in a case under Sections 307, 332, 338, 379 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The Circle Officer, Madhepura named the petitioners and alleged that the petitioners and other accused persons made protests against encroachment drive and removal of the encroachment from Vijay Ashram. Members of the mob set ablaze a JCB machine. They also pelted stones causing injury to the police and administrative officials. It is submitted that of course the petitioners are named in the F.I.R. but no specific allegation is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40951 of 2015 (2) dt.06-10-2015 2/2 made against the petitioners. Similarly situated 11 persons, namely, Mahesh Mahto, Ganesh Mahto and others have already been granted anticipatory bail vide order passed in Cr. Misc. No. 38929/2015.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the fact that the case of the petitioners is similar to that of Mahesh Mahto and others, the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, are directed to be enlarged 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 learned ACJM, Jhanjharpur in Madhepura P.S. Case No. 28/2015 (G.R. No. 566/2015) subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T