Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15996 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Kamrul 2. Md. Naushad @ Moti @ Md. Moulvi. 3. Md. Rafique. 4. Md. Mokim. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 2(i), 14, 16A, B, C, 9, 50 and 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act and [STATUTE] . On information that the Neelgay has been killed, the raid was led when one Md. Lal Babu was apprehended who admitted that blue bull (Neelgay) was killed and they have cut the same into pieces, subsequently, the name of the petitioners sprang up on the statement of one Raj Kumar. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that only on suspicion, the petitioners have been named in the FIR and the petitioners have clean antecedent. It is submitted by learned counsel for the State that the eye-witnesses stated that petitioner no.1 Md. Kamrul and one Md. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15996 of 2012 (3) dt.17-07-2012 2/2 Asgar shot the animal dead and thereafter others cut the same into pieces whereas counsel for the petitioner submits that the postmortem report does not reflect that the animal received any gunshot injury. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of 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 the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur in connection with Rosera P.S. Case No. 127 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 429

Statute Text:
Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by killing poisoning maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value or any other animal of the value of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever may be the value thereof, of any other animal of the value of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment or either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.