Manoj Sharma And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49853 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -89 Year- 16 Thana -MAKER District- SARAN ======================================================

1. Manoj Sharma, Son of Vishwanath Sharma.

2. Pappu Kumar Sharma @ Pappu Kumar, Son of Late Bir Bahadur Sharma.

3. Kundan Kumar @ Kundan Kumar Sharma, Son of Rajesh Sharma.

4. Satyendra Kumar @ Abhijit Raj, Son of Shivnath Sharma.

5. Arjun Sharma, Son of Manan Sharma.

6. Bikesh Kumar Sharma, son of Jagat Sharma. All Resident of VillageMaker Bhat Toli, P.S.- Maker, District- Saran.

7. Pappu Sharma @ Ranjeet Kumar Sharma, Son of Dinanath Sharma, Resident of Village- Peer Maker, P.S.- Maker, District- Chapra.

8. Guddu Kumar Sharma, Son of Chandeshwar Sharma, Resident of Village Vikram Kathuka, P.S.- Maker, District- Chapra.

9. Uttam Kumar, Son of Yogendra Rai, Resident of Village- Chakiya, P.S.- Maker, District- Chapra.

10. Brajesh Kumar, Son of Yogendra Rai @ Yogendra Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village- Chakiya, P.S.- Maker, District- Chapra. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-12-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 380/427/295A/436 and other minor sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioners were identified in a mob of 500

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49853 of 2016 (2) dt.09-12-2016 2/2 people, who had blocked the road in protest against some indecent photographs of the Hindu Idols.

Allegation is that the petitioners were likely to create a communal disharmony and they obstructed the official to discharge the official duty.

Considering the nature of allegation as well as claims of the petitioners that they are local shopkeepers, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra/Successor Court in connection with Maker Police Station Case No.89 of 2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T