Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14681 of 2012 ====================================================== Satya Narayan Yadav & Ors. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-04-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 3(1)(X) of the S.C. & S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that one gairmajarua land which was allotted to the informant situated in front of the residential house of the petitioners were objected by these petitioners, as a result of which assault were made to the informant. The specific accusation of sprinkling kerosene oil is against Manoj Yadav, Sukhdeo Yadav, Nagina Yadav and Rambabu Yadav, whereas accusation of making fire is against Satya Narayan Yadav, Sukhdeo Yadav, Bir Bahadur Yadav and Lalbabu Yadav as a result of which the hutment of the informant got burnt. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that in the background of bona fide land dispute, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14681 of 2012 (2) dt.23-04-2012 2 / 2 2 the occurrence took place and the accusation of litting the hutment of the informant was not found true during investigation as accusation was not found true under [STATUTE] . Considering the nature of accusation in the background of serious land dispute between the parties, let the petitioners namely 1. Satya Narayan Yadav 2. Ram Babu Yadav 3. Shukhdeo Yadav 4. Bir Bahadur Yadav 5. Pramod Yadav 6. Ram Nagina Yadav 7. Lal Babu Yadav 8. Bipin Yadav 9. Manoj Yadav 10. Mukhdeo Yadav, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case No. 364 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 436

Statute Text:
Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house etc. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship or as a human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.