Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38015 of 2012 ====================================================== Anita Devi & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the mother, brothers and aunt of the husband of the informant’s daughter are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D.P. Act. It is alleged that the daughter of the informant was caused burnt injury and intimation was given through phone to the informant. It is submitted that accusation is not specific against the petitioners when injuries have been found to be simple. Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the informant’s daughter, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38015 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 2 / 3 2 petitioners Anita Devi, Sintu Thakur, Mantu Thakur, Ashok Thakur, Ravi Shankar Thakur and Janki Devi be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Khagaria (Gangaur)P.S. Case No. 247 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Khagaria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bonds of the petitioners shall be accepted on filing of affidavit that the petitioners will allow the informant’s daughter to enjoy her share in property in the matrimonial house and will not torture in any manner. The said affidavit will be transmitted by the learned court below to the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station. The bail bonds of the petitioners shall be accepted also on affidavit being filed before the learned court below that the petitioners will co- operate in investigation and the said affidavit shall be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned Investigating Officer of the present case. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38015 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 3 / 3 3 Non co-operation in investigation by the petitioners will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioners. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.