Satish @ Chhatish Mahto @ Satish Mahto And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41629 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -56 Year- 2017 Thana -PIRI BAZAR District- LAKHISARAI ======================================================

1. Satish @ Chhatish Mahto @ Satish Mahto Son of Visho Mahto,

2. Natish Mahto, Son of Satish Mahto,

3. Ritesh Kumar, son of Satish Mahto, all Resident of Village- Shenagar, P.S.- Piri Bazar, District- Lakhisarai.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gopal Sharan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Fahimuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Piri Bazar P.S.Case No. 56 of 2017 registered under Sections 341, 342, 323, 504, 506, 354-B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. Regard being had to the allegation made in the FIR that the petitioners entered into the house of the informant and pulled her out of the house and assaulted her by calling her as Dian (Witch) and forced her to be nude by pulling her clothes and set her clothes on fire, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the application preferred under

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41629 of 2017 (2) dt.19-09-2017 2/2 Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is rejected. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Pradeep/- U T