Purusottam Mandal @ Pursottam Kumar Mandal And ORS. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.58563 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -142 Year- 2015 Thana -NATHNAGAR District- -Bhagalpur ======================================================

1. Purusottam Mandal @ Pursottam Kumar Mandal, Son of Late Bhola Mandal.

2. Rupesh Mandal, Son of Tanik Lal Mandal.

3. Hemal Mandal son of Late Genea Mandal.

4. Halo Mandal Son of Chunchun Mandal.

5. Gopal Kumar @ Gopal Mandal Son of Late Ram Hari Mandal.

6. Jairam Mandal, son of Late Shakuni Mandal.

7. Ajay Manlda @ Ajay Kumar, Son of Basawan Mandal.

8. Subodh Mandal Son of Late Matru Mandal.

9. Deepak Mandal @ Deepak Kumar Mandal, Son of Late Brahmdeo Mandal.

10. Radheshyam Mandal, Son of Kallar Mandal.

11. Lukha Mandal Son of Jitan Mandal.

12. Chitranjan Mandal, Son of Late Matru Mandal.

13. Naval Kishore Mandal, son of Late Bhola Mandal.

14. Mahendra Mandal, Son of Late Jodhan Mandal.

15. Ganesh Mandal, Son of Late Langori Mandal.

16. Banarsi Mandal, Son of Late Ambika Mandal. All are Residents of Village-Amari, Bishanpur, P.S.-Narayanpur, District-Bhagalpur Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Janki Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmeshwar Mahtha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-01-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Nathnagar P.S. Case No. 142 of 2015 (G.R. No. 2655 of 2015), disclosing offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 323, 504, 506, 333, 353 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code. From the First Information Report, it appears that there developed some dispute between the villagers of two villages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58563 of 2015 (2) dt.22-01-2016 2/2 which resulted into clashes necessitating intervention of the local administration. Allegation against these petitioners of raising slogans, causing obstruction in due discharge of official duties of the public servants and of resorting to brick-bating is general and omnibus in nature.

In view of the facts and circumstances and nature of accusation, this application is allowed.

Let the petitioners, above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Nathnagar P.S. Case No. 142 of 2015 (G.R. No. 2655 of 2015), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This is subject to the condition that the petitioners shall present themselves before the police/Court, as the case may be, as and when required and in the event of failure on their part to appear before the Court on two consecutive occasions, their bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Vats/- U T