Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19700 of 2012 (2) dt.18-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19700 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Binod Das, 2. Ashok Das @ Ashok Kumar Das, 3. Pramod Das, 4. Janeshwar Das, 5. Avinash Kumar, 6. Rajeshwar Das & 7. Godan Das @ Gudan Ram. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-05-2012 At the outset, it is submitted that petitioner no.6, namely, Rajeshwar Das has been arrested, hence, this application so far as it relates to petitioner no.6 has become infructuous. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner nos.1 to 5 and 7 are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of indiscriminate firing by several people including the petitioners when there is specific accusation of firing against Ramashish Das. The informant received two injuries on the head which were found to be grievous. The statement has been made in the petition that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19700 of 2012 (2) dt.18-05-2012 petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the fact that specific accusation of firing is only against Ramashish Das, let the six petitioners, namely, Binod Das, Ashok Das @ Ashok Kumar Das, Pramod Das, Janeshwar Das, Avinash Kumar and Godan Das @ Gudan Ram, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in Rafiganj P.S.case No.218 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 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.