Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15145 of 2012 ====================================================== Ravi Rai & Anr .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-04-2012 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] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that when the nephew of the informant made protest the accused persons not to abuse then Balendra Rai gave Farsa blow on the head of the informant who is not petitioner before this Court whereas petitioner no.1 Ravi Rai assaulted Ram Dayal Rai with knife on arms. It is alleged against petitioner no.2 Ram Bahadur Rai that he entered into the room and broke lock of the post office and took Rs. 9656/-. They also took Rs. 20,000/- kept in the house and ornaments from the female members. It is submitted that injury has been found to be simple and supervising officer has not found Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15145 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 2 / 2 2 the case true under [STATUTE] . The statement has been made in paragraph no. 11 that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, Ravi Rai and Ram Bahadur Rai, 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 Baruraj P.S. Case No. 122 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 S.D.J.M., West, Muzaffarpur, 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: 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.