Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State on the question as to whether this application, being an application for anticipatory bail in relation to a case registered by the Police in the town of Chas, in the district of Dhanbad, can be entertained at Patna.

2. By ORDER :dated 25.11.1983, a Bench of this Court, while accepting the filing of this application, has ORDER :ed that the question whether the application is entertainable at patna or not shall be considered at the time of admission. When this case was posted for admission before me on 30.11.1983, learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for time to make himself ready On this question. Today this application has again been placed for admission, and as stated above, learned counsel representing their respective clients have been heard.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has taken me through various provisions of the. Code of Criminal Procedure, the relevant provisions of the High Court at Patna (Establishment of a Permanent Bench" at Ranchi Act, 1976 (hereinafter to be referred to as the 'Act') and the authorities, particularly the JUDGMENT : of the Supreme Court reported in Sri Nasir