Gopi Singh And ORS. v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.3727 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1845 Year- 2015 Thana -PURNIA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPURNIA ======================================================
1. Gopi Singh S/O Sri Rameshwar Singh,
2. Bindeshwari Singh S/o Ram Pratap Singh
3. Anita Singh @ Anita Devi W/o Sri Gopi Singh, resident of VillageGangeli Lohapool P.S.- K. Nagar, Distt.- Purnea. .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Chandani Devi W/o- Naresh Paswan Sakin Gangeli Lohapool tola, P.S.- K. Nagar, Distt.- Purnea.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Mallick For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ambika Bhagat(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-01-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Sections 341,323 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The prosecution case is that petitioner no. 1 Gopi Singh took loan of rupees three thousand from the complainant to return but it was not returned and on demand he was abused by calling caste name and assaulted. Petitioner no. 1 also snatched gold chain
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3727 of 2016 (2) dt.25-01-2016 2/2 worth rupees thirty five thousand from the informant. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner no. 1 lodged Complaint Case No. 1587 of 2015 making accusation under sections 341,342,323,504 and 379 IPC and sections 3,4,5 and 6 of The Prevention of Witch (daain) Practices Act, 1999 on 14.5.2015 against the complainant, thereafter the present case has been lodged on 5.6.2015. Statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent.
Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Judge VI cum ACJM, Purnea in connection with C.A. Case No.1845 of 2015 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T