Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40491 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kariya @ Kari 2. Zahid. 3. Shahid. 4. Md. Matin. 5. Anbarul @ Anzu. 6. Raju. 7. Sabbir. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 135A and 136G of the Representation of the People Act. It is alleged that 150 people obstructed the polling process during Panchayat election when they wanted to cast bogus vote and when the protest was made by the Presiding Officer and Police Officer, they started pelting stones and damaged the ballot box. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the FIR was lodged against 150 unknown people when the name of the petitioners transpired after four months of institution of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40491 of 2012 (2) dt.08-11-2012 2/2 case. A statement has been made in para 12 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Amour P.S. Case No. 46 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.