Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37077 of 2011 (3) dt.18-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37077 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Sonu Singh @ Prem Prakash Singh Son of Sudesh Singh Vill Bhikhampur Chaurasi P.S. Bhagwanpur District-Siwan .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== 3 18-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 17 of 2011 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The allegation against this petitioner is of assaulting the cousin brother of the informant Harendra Sah on his scalp by an iron rod. Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the allegation made in the F.I.R. submits that whereas the person who had assaulted the deceased on the head said to be son of Awdhesh Singh. The petitioner before this Court is the son of Sudesh Singh. The case diary has been received in pursuance of the order of this Court. In paragraphs 15 to 22 thereof the witnesses have categorically stated regarding the assault made by this petitioner as also his parentage. Considering the circumstances, no case for bail is made out. This application is dismissed. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, 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.