Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34329 of 2012 ====================================================== Singashan Sharma & Ors. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). The accusation is of making assault with fists, slaps and butt. It is submitted that no injury has been caused and accusation is general against ten persons when for occurrence of 06.05.2012, F.I.R. was lodged on 08.05.2012. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that offence under SC/ST is taken place in public view. Considering delayed lodging of the case and accusation is being general, let the petitioners Singashan Sharma, Om Prakash Sharma, Ramrajo Devi, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34329 of 2012 (2) dt.13-09-2012 2 / 2 2 Hirdayanand Sharma, Chandan Sharma @ Chandan Kumar Sharma, Ajit Sharma @ Ajit Kumar Sharma, Arun Sharma @ Arun Kumar Sharma, Nitu Kumari alias Nitu Kumari Sharma, Chameli Devi and Dinesh Sharma, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Gopalganj (SC/ST) P.S. Case No. 02 of 2012 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 C.J.M. Gopalganj, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.