Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18315 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Kasim 2. Md. Kurban. 3. Md. Safik. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.18985 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Nazrul .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.18641 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Mojib .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against eight accused persons that they assaulted the daughter of the informant by means of lathi, danda and dangerous weapons. The postmortem report reflects only one injury on the neck when death has been suspected to be caused Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18315 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 2/2 due to throttling. It is submitted that due political rivalry, the petitioners have been named in the FIR. Considering the fact that the postmortem report substantially negates the accusation, other accused have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 12112 of 2012. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Angarh P.S. Case No. 11 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.