Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11150 of 2012 ====================================================== Jay Ram Choudhary @ Jai Ram Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 23-04-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner and others that one Swaminath Choudhary was arrested by the police in Sessions Trial No. 181 of 1993 when petitioner and others got released the Swaminath Choudhary from the police custody. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is home guard constable and at the relevant time he was posted as bodyguard of Sub-Divisional Officer, Siwan. It is further submitted that petitioner is no way connected with Swaminath Choudhary. A statement has been made in para 14 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11150 of 2012 (3) dt.23-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Jay Ram Choudhary @ Jai Ram Yadav, in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 30 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 225

Statute Text:
Section 225 of the Indian Penal Code. Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any person, or, rescuing him from lawful custody. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained for an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; or, if the person to be apprehended, or the person rescued or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is liable under the sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such a sentence, to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, for a term of ten years or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is under sentence of death, shall be punished with 1imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.