Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25974 of 2012 ====================================================== Deo Raut & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. It is alleged that the petitioners came to the house of the complainant and asked her to cure one Raushan from fever and on refusal the complainant was assaulted with fists and slaps, abused by calling witch, tore clothes, snatched gold chain worth Rs. 40,000/- and administered night soil in the mouth of the complainant. It is submitted that for occurrence of 08.01.2011, complaint was filed on 10.01.2011 and no injury was caused to the complainant. The statement has been made in paragraph no. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25974 of 2012 (2) dt.27-07-2012 2 / 2 2 12 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Deo Raut and Dinesh Raut 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 Complaint Case No. C-1 14 of 2011 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 J.M. Ist Class, Pupri, Sitamarhi, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 447

Statute Text:
Section 447 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal trespass. Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.