Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12348 of 2012 ====================================================== Tiro Rajak@Tarkeshwar Rajak & Ors .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusations are of committing theft and trying to outrage modesty of the complainant. It is submitted that for occurrence of 29.03.2011 complaint was lodged on 31.03.2011 when from petitioner’s side earlier lodged case on 13.09.2010. Considering litigated relationship between the parties and delayed lodging of complaint, let the petitioners, Tiro Rajak @ Tarkeshwar Rajak, Hero Rajak @ Hiralal Rajak and Sukal Rajak @ Sukhdeo Rajak, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12348 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Complaint Case No. 214 of 2011 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 C.J.M. Samastipur, 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: 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.