Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44653 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Guddu Bind, Son of Bahadur Bind. 2.Kanhaiya Bind @ Kanhaiya Prasad, Son of Saduri Bind. 3.Ram Chandra Bind, Son of Manni Bind. 4.Mahendra Bind, Son of Bahadur Bind. 5.Subedar Bind @ Sukdar Bind, Son of Marihi Bind. 6.Ajay Koiery, Son of Late Rajju Koiery. 7.Uttam Gond, Son of Munna Gond. All R/o Village Saitha, P.S. Sonhan, District Kaimur at Bhabua. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 07-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. All the seven petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3(1) (X) (XII) of S.C./S.T. Act, are named accused in this case of assault. Submission is that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and the specific allegation are against non-petitioners. Further, it is also submitted that the case is also squarely covered under a decision of Hon’ble Apex Court in a case of “Jorgia Pentiah Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh” reported in 2009 (1) BCCR 153 (SC). Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44653 of 2011 (2) dt.07-02-2012 2 / 2 2 event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, in connection with Bhabua (Sonhan) P.S. Case No. 375 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.