Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13162 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Thakur @ Sushil, Son of Nagendra Thakur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Section 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. The petitioner is in custody since 20.07.2011. In this case, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation. Submission is that under almost similarly situated circumstances, other co-accused persons apprehended simultaneously have already been released on bail vide orders dated 13.03.2012 & 16.02.2012 respectively passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 10937/2012 & 172/2012 by different Benches of this Court. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikrahana at Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13162 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Motihari (East Champaran), in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 50 of 2011, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.