Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31845 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31845 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Manoj Kumar Singh, 2. Mukesh Kumar Singh, .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being agnates of the informant are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioners took out rupees ten thousand from the pocket of the informant’s father when co accused Dhiraj Kumar Singh and Sanmun Kumar misbehaved with the mother of the informant and snatched gold chain when these petitioners caused lathi injury on the stomach of the father of informant and also threatened on the point of pistol. Co accused Diraj and Mithu are also alleged to have assaulted the informant’s father. It is submitted in paragraph 7 of the petition that no substantial injury was caused and there is counter version of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31845 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 occurrence also. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of 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 CJM, Khagaria in connection with Manshi P.S. Case No. 104 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.