Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28490 of 2012 ====================================================== Vikram Kumar @ Bikram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 31-08-2012 Petitioner is permitted to delete the statement in para 16 of the petition. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the informant. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of making assault and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no substantial injury was found and only for not providing the job card the protest was made then the accusation has been levelled. A statement has been made in para 15 that the petitioner has no criminal Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28490 of 2012 (3) dt.31-08-2012 2/2 antecedent. Learned counsel for the informant submits that since the petitioner is the son of the Panchayat Mukhiya, hence, he committed highhandedness and insulted the informant. It is further submitted that the petitioner has criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Surajgarha P.S. Case No. 34 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. It is made clear that if it is found that the petitioner has criminal antecedent and he made a false statement before this Court then the learned court below shall proceed to cancel the bail of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.