Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20461 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Razzaque Ansari, Son of Late Rahman Ansari. 2. Md. Reyaz Ansari, S/O Late Rahman Ansari. 3. Mohammad Ansari, S/O Late Salamat Ansari. 4. Ishaque Ansari, Son of Late Sabbir Ansari. 5. Md. Jibrail @ Natu, S/.O Harul Ansari. 6. Md. Neyaz Ansari, Son of late Masrur Ansari. 7. Md. Kayum Ansari, Son of late Latif Ansari. 8. Md. Ismail Ansari, Son of late Sabbir Ansari. 9. Md. Aamir, Son of late Majid Ansari. 10. Md. Nazam Ansari, Son of Late Sajid Ansari. All are residents of Village- Arkatta, P.S. Barahat, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2012 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioner no.3 has been arrested. Hence, his prayer for anticipatory bail application has become infructuous. 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] . It is alleged that the accused persons came with Farsa, Garasa and pistol at the field of the informant when Abdul Jabbar and Md. Sajjad on the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20461 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 2 / 2 2 point of pistol demanded Rs. 1,00,000/- as ransom from the informant. However, the informant paid Rs. 10,000/- to them. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that Abdul Jabbar and Md. Sajjad are not petitioners before this court to whom ransom was paid by the informant. It is further submitted that there is serious land dispute between the parties from before for which litigation was also going on. Considering the fact that the specific accusation is against Abdul Jabbar and Md. Sajjad, who are not petitioners before this Court, let the petitioners above named except petitioner no.3 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 Banka (Barahat)P.S. Case No. 267 of 2011 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. Banka, 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: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.