Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42567 of 2011 Bhula Singh, son of Shyam Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 05.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] . The prosecution case is that the accused persons came and threatened the Informant to file a compromise petition and fired at him which did not hit him. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and, therefore, question does not arise to threaten the Informant to withdraw earlier case. This fact shall be verified by the Magistrate before releasing the petitioner on bail. In view of the categorical statement that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and the fact that there is no specific overt act alleged against him and no one inured, let the petitioner in the event of surrender, named above, within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, in connection with Bakhtiyarpur G.R.P.S. Case No. 35 of 2011, shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Railway Judicial Magistrate, Patna, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. and (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will 2 give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner and the other shall be the brother/wife of the petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner. (ii) That the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and if he is he shall not be released on bail. (iii) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. (iv) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse. (v) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. Initially the petitioner shall be released on provisional bail and same shall be confirmed only the report reveals that the petitioner has fair antecedents. S.Ali ( Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 147

Statute Text:
Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting. Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.