Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26911 of 2012 (2) dt.01-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26911 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ramakant Safi, 2. Baijnath yadav, 3. Ram Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 5 of Essential Services Maintenance Act. It is alleged that the mob blocked the road and protested against crushing of a boy. It is submitted that the accusation is general against the mob. Considering the background in which the protest was made and the accusation levelled against the mob, 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 twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26911 of 2012 (2) dt.01-08-2012 each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur in connection with Singhia P.S. Case No. 65 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.