Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15897 of 2012 ====================================================== Kiran Yadav & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. The accusations are of making assault and calling witch. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for petty dispute accusation has been levelled when no substantial injury was caused to any one. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioners, Kiran Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Bishwanath Yadav, Mithlesh Yadav, Congres Yadav, Upendra Yadav and Foddar Yadav, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15897 of 2012 (2) dt.01-05-2012 2 / 2 2 learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 161 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Saharsa, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.