Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24491 of 2012 ====================================================== Vikash Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the neighbour of the informnat is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he pulled the informant by catching hold of his hair whereas others made the assault. A statement has been made in para 11 of the petition that no injury was caused to the informant’s side. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24491 of 2012 (2) dt.20-07-2012 2/2 connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 88 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.