Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36604 of 2012 ====================================================== Babloo Barik .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 09-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of pelting stones during Ramnawmi procession when the communal harmony was to be installed. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that from the accused side case was lodged against the other community. Considering the accusation in general against the mob, in view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36604 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 2/2 surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Gaya Kotwali P.S. Case No. 107 of 2012 pending in the court of learned CJM, Gaya. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 435

Statute Text:
Section 435 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to an amount of 100 rupees or upwards, or, in case of agricultural produce, 10 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, damage to any property to the amount of one hundred rupees or upwards or (where the property is agricultural produce) ten rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.