Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19072 of 2012 (3) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19072 of 2012 ====================================================== Durga Devi @ Vidya Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of making assault. The petitioner happens to be the first wife of the informant. It is submitted that during the course of investigation, the accusation was found to be false and final form was submitted but subsequently, cognizance has been taken. The petitioner had also filed a maintenance case against the informant. It is further submitted that others have been granted regular bail in the matter. Since others have been granted regular bail by this court in the matter, this Court sees no reason for the learned court below not to give similar relief to the petitioner in case he surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Falka P.S. Case no. 50 of 2005 pending in the court of SDJM, Katihar. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19072 of 2012 (3) dt.20-06-2012 This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.