Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13739 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13739 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sukhari Mian, 2. Zabir Hussain, 3. Sabir Hussain, 4. Abid Hussain .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] , section 4 of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The accusation is of abusing by calling caste name and snatching ornaments and cash of Rs.25000. It is submitted that the petitioner side filed a case against Kapildeo Singh and others who is witness in the present case and said Kapildeo Singh instigated the informant to lodge the case when no injury was caused. It is further submitted that for the occurrence of 30.12.2010, the complaint was filed on 3.1.2011 though it is submitted on behalf of the complainant that the complaint was filed belatedly since the court was closed for X- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13739 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 mas holidays. Considering the delayed lodging of the case which clouds the bonafide of the accusation, 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 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Sikrahana in connection with Complaint Case No. 4 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.