Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21940 of 2012 (3) dt.03-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21940 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mukhlesh Alam @ Mukhlesh @ Mukhlesur Rahman S/O Md.Firoz Alam R/O Village - Dumra, Police Station Bounsi, District - Araria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 03-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner is named in the first information report on the allegation that he gave farsa blow on the head of the deceased but according to prosecution case itself one Firoz Alam too gave sickle blow on the head of the deceased and the alleged occurrence took place on 31.3.2011 but the F.I.R was lodged on 4.4.2011 and prior to the institution of the present case, the petitioner lodged Raniganj P.S.Case No. 68/2011. It is contended that the petitioner and several other persons sustained injury and no explanation of the aforesaid injury was given by the informant in his fard beyan. The post mortem Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21940 of 2012 (3) dt.03-08-2012 report reveals that deceased sustained only one injury on his head. Moreover, having, more or less, similar allegations co-accused Firoz Alam has already been granted privilege of bail by this Court passed in Cr. Misc No. 16933 of 2012 vide order dated 04.07.2012. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- ( Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria, in connection with Raniganj P.S.Case No. 67/2011. Namita/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 147

Statute Text:
Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting. Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.