Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26365 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Mandal 2. Rashid Karim 3. Munarik Ram @ Narigram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.29147 of 2012 ====================================================== Kamta Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.29204 of 2012 ====================================================== Raja Ram Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 06-08-2012 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] , 25(1-B)A, 27 of the Arms Act, 3/4 of Explosive Substances Act and 3 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26365 of 2012 (2) dt.06-08-2012 2/3 (2)E of Damage of Property Act. It is alleged that on 02.05.2012 the informant being the Block Development Officer was on duty when a procession of about 3000 people was led by one Raja Ram Singh, Ex-MLA, which was protesting against the death of Devendra Yadav, Panchayat Mukhiya. Subsequently the procession became furious and started slogan of Maro-Maro and started pelting stones and set the vehicle of the informant on fire while raising slogan against the administration when 29 persons were apprehended. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners Sanjay Mandal, Rashid Karim, Munarik Ram @ Narigram and Kamta Prasad that their names sprang up on confession of the co-accused. It is submitted that nothing specific alleged against these petitioners and petitioners never indulged in any similar nature of the offence. Name of petitioner Raja Ram Singh sprang up when his Bolero vehicle was seized from the place of the occurrence. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26365 of 2012 (2) dt.06-08-2012 3/3 petitioner Raja Ram Singh that he is Headmaster of the school and was going through the place of occurrence for his personal work when the vehicle was seized and he has no criminal antecedent. Considering the accusation against the mob and the suspicious nature of accusation against these petitioners, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad Town P.S. Case No. 155 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.