Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20888 of 2012 ====================================================== Anil Singh @ Anil Kumar Singh & Ors .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 27 of the Arms Act, 4 of the Explosive Substances Act and 17 of the C.L.A. Act. It is alleged that 100 miscreants including these petitioners entered into the house of the informant and set fire the vehicle parked and raised slogan of Maoist. It is submitted that there is no specific accusation against the petitioners and the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. It appears that others have been granted regular bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 16475 of 2012. This Court sees no reason for the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20888 of 2012 (2) dt.25-06-2012 2 / 2 2 court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioners if they surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 08 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Saran, Chapra. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioners. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 436

Statute Text:
Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house etc. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship or as a human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.