Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4660 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4660 of 2012 ====================================================== Sitaram Thakur & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioners that they by making unlawful assembly put obstruction in distribution of diesel subsidy to the beneficiaries. It is submitted that protest was made due to irregularities being made in distribution by the Block Development Officer. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioners, Sitaram Thakur, Jitendra Yadav, Sunil Yadav, Bir Bahadur Rai and Munna Pandey, 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 Bramhapur P.S. Case No. 259 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4660 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Buxar, 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: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.