Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8415 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nitish Kumar Dutta @ Nitish Pathak @ Nitish Kumar Pathak S/O Barun Pathak Resident Of Mohalla- Dulhin Mandir Hatiya, P.S.- Sherghaty, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-03-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3(i)(x) of the SC and ST( Prevention and Atrocities) Act. Accusation is of throwing stone as a result of which informant’s son received injury in the eye. Injury is found to be grievous. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that injury was not intentionally caused. In view of the aforesaid, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. It is accordingly rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders in the court Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8415 of 2012 (2) dt.20-03-2012 2 / 2 2 below ,i.e., S.D.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya, in connection with SC & ST P.S. Gaya no.32 of 2011 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and prays for regular bail, it is expected that the court below will consider and dispose of the same preferably on the same day. sudip/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.