Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35131 of 2012 (2) dt.18-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35131 of 2012 ====================================================== Kripa Shankar Shrivastava .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being agnate of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making assault. It is submitted that the injury has been found to be simple when the informant has retracted from the initial version. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JM, Gopalganj in connection with Kuchai Kote P.S. Case No. 203 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35131 of 2012 (2) dt.18-09-2012 down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.