Matloon @ Matloom @ Matloob And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29190 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1759 Year- 2015 Thana -SITAMARHI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Matloon @ Matloom @ Matloob Son of Abdul Khalik

2. Mahfooz son of Abdul Khalik

3. Jahirul son of Ajij , All are resident of village Manpaur, P.S. Bela, District Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hans Lal Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar, APP 220 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 01-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Ashok Kumar, learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. C1/1759 of 2015 registered under sections 323, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Witch Craft Act, pending in the court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

Learned counsel for the petitioners produced a copy of the order dated 14.01.2016 wherein cognizance has been taken and summons have been issued against the petitioners. I am not satisfied with the maintainability of the present application for grant of anticipatory bail as the petitioners

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29190 of 2016 (3) dt.01-09-2016 have not been able to show any reasonable apprehension of their arrest in the present case.

This application for anticipatory bail is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J) Amin/- U