Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8361 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8361 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rajneesh Kumar Singh @ Kaushalendra Singh S/O Ram Nagina Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.9041 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rahul Kumar Singh @ Chhotu S/O Late Lallan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 02-03-2012 This order shall dispose of both the above stated petitions which have arisen out of Karakat P.S. Case No. 211 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and 25(1-b) 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. Heard learned counsels appearing for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in jail custody since 07.11.2011 on the charges that they had assembled along with other accused to make preparation for committing dacoity and when they were caught one loaded katta was recovered from possession of petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 9041 of 2012 whereas nothing was recovered from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8361 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 possession of petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 8361 of 2012. The contention of learned counsels for the petitioners is that petitioners do not have any criminal antecedent of similar nature. Moreover, one case has been registered for the offence under [STATUTE] against the petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 8361 of 2012. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj at Rohtas in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 211 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 399

Statute Text:
Section 399 of the Indian Penal Code. Making preparation to commit Dacoity. Whoever makes any preparation for committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.