Jamuar, J.

1. This is an application by four petitioners. By a judgment and order, dated the 30th May, 1950, the Subdivisional Magistrate of Madhipura directed them, under Sections 118 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to execute a bond of Rs. 4,000.00 each with four sureties of Rs. 1,000.00 each to be of good behaviour for a period of three years in a proceeding under Sec.110, Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), of the Code drawn up against them. On a reference made to the Sessions Judge of Bhagalpur for the confirmation of that order, the matter was heard by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Madhipura, who confirmed the order as against the petitioner Raghunath Singh in respect of Clauses (a), (d) and (f) only but maintained the amount of the bond to be executed by him with the four sureties as directed by the Subdivisional Magistrate; and, with regard to the rest of the petitioners, he confirmed the order in respect of Clauses (a) and (d) only, and reduced the amount of bond to be executed by them to Rs. 1,000.00 each with two sureties of Rs. 500.00 each.

2. The facts relevant to the argument advanced in support of this application are these : On the 9th December, 1949