Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19064 of 2012 (3) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19064 of 2012 ====================================================== Brijnandan Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he along with one Raj Kumar Paswan inflicted injury with Hasuli (sharp cutting weapon) on the head of the informant. The injury report reflects the injury to be grievous. It is submitted that the occurrence took place on 13.5.2010 when the complaint was filed on 7.6.2010 which came to be registered as police case on 12.7.2010 and on earlier point of time the petitioner lodged a case. It is further submitted that delay in lodging of the FIR clouds the bonafide of the accusation. In view of this court, the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner can be good grounds for consideration of regular Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19064 of 2012 (3) dt.20-06-2012 bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case no. 119 of 2010 pending in the court of C.J.M., Muzaffarpur. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.