Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18382 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Pramod Mahto. 2.Madan Prasad @ Madan Mahto. Both Sons of Late Parshuram Mahto. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.16981 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Dilip Mahto, Son of Jagarnath Mahto. 2.Biresh Mahto, Son of Dasai Mahto. 3.Ramjit Mahto, Son of Ram Naresh Mahto. 4.Shyam Prasad, Son of Late Fulan Mahto. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.19021 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Rajesh Paswan, Son of Khajanti Manjhi. 2.Khajanti Manjhi, Son of Late Bircha Manjhi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.16948 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Tarkeshwar Prasad, Son of Late Fulan Prasad. 2.Binda Manjhi @ Binda Paswan, Son of Birchha Manjhi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 14-05-2012 Since all these applications arising out of one case are taken up together and being disposed of by this composite order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18382 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 2 / 2 2 Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. All the petitioners, who are languishing in custody, seek bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Out of total ten petitioners, eight are named and remaining two i.e. petitioners, namely, Tarkeshwar Prasad and Binda Manjhi @ Binda Pawan of Cr. Misc. No. 16948/2012 are not named, but their names emerges during investigation in this case of assault resulting to death of one Md. Imteyaz. Submission is of false implication and for same occurrence institution of two more cases at same police station bearing Gopalpur P.S. Case Nos. 80 & 81 of 2012 dated 10.03.2012 wherein also none of these petitioners are named. Moreover, there is nothing specific against either of the petitioners nor there is postmortem report of the deceased, who as stated, brought for treatment somewhere else and died. There is also no injury report of any of the said injured. Further, as submitted, none of the petitioners have any criminal antecedents. If, it is so, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners above named are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj, in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 83/2012, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.