Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22529 of 2012 (2) dt.25-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22529 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Maznu .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.22534 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Bajra & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 25.06.2012 Both the above stated petitions arise out of Ishakchak P.S. Case no. 21/2011 registered under [STATUTE] and, accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed off by this common order. Petitioners are not named in the first information report and it appears that their names came in this case in course of investigation. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that on the alleged date of occurrence, it was the informant who made firing in drunken condition and later on, lodged this false case and moreover, all the accused persons of this case have already been granted privilege of bail by different benches of this court. Considering the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let, petitioners, Md Maznu, Md Bajra and Aasin be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/-each with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22529 of 2012 (2) dt.25-06-2012 satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in Ishakchak P.S. Case no. 21/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 332

Statute Text:
Section 332 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.