Pannalal Mahato @ Dhengi Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7694 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-444 Year-2019 Thana- JOGAPATTI District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Pannalal Mahato @ Dhengi Mahato Son Of Shivlal Mahato R/O Taktakwa Badai Tola, P.S.- Yogapatti, District- West Champaran. 2.

Devi Mahato @ Devi Lal Mahato Son Of Shivbalak Mahato R/O Taktakwa Badai Tola, P.S.- Yogapatti, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Yogapati P.S. Case No.444 of 2019 for offences under Sections 447, 341, 323, 324, 307, 380, 354 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act.

At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1, namely, Pannalal Mahato @ Dhengi Mahato has been arrested during the pendency of this application. Hence, he prays for withdrawal of the application. Prayer is allowed. The application for anticipatory

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7694 of 2021(2) dt.29-11-2021 2/2 bail is dismissed as withdrawn so far as petitioner no.1, namely, Pannalal Mahato @ Dhengi Mahato is concerned. So far as petitioner no.2, namely, Devi Mahato @ Devi Lal Mahato is concerned, it is submitted that there is no specific allegation of assault and there is general and omnibus allegation against her.

Considering the aforesaid facts, the application for anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner no.2, namely, Devi Mahato @ Devi Lal Mahato is allowed.

Accordingly, let petitioner no.2, namely, Devi Mahato @ Devi Lal Mahato, in the event of her arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Yogapati P.S. Case No.444 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sandeep Kumar, J) BT/- U T