Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40420 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bigan Sao S/O Ram Ram Bilas Sao R/O Village - Rampur Bara, P.S. Pali, District - Jehanabad 2. Bimlesh Kumar S/O Ram Swarath Sharma R/O Village - Rampur Bara, P.S. Pali, District - Jehanabad 3. Awadhesh Pandit S/O Sudama Pandit R/O Village - Rampur Bara, P.S. Pali, District - Jehanabad 4. Nagina Yadav S/O Bhonu Yadav R/O Village - Rampur Bara, P.S. Pali, District - Jehanabad 5. Satyendra Pandit S/O Basant Pandit R/O Village - Rampur Bara, P.S. Pali, District - Jehanabad 6. Pagar Yadav S/O Bachchu Yadav R/O Village - Rampur Bara, P.S. Pali, District - Jehanabad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-11-2012 At the outset, it is submitted that petitioner nos. 4 and 5 have already been arrested, hence, this application has become infructuous so far as it relates to petitioner nos. 4 and 5. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. Rest of the petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that petitioner no. 1 was apprehend by the police when all the accused persons including the petitioners got him released from the police custody. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40420 of 2012 (2) dt.08-11-2012 2/2 It is submitted that the accusation is omnibus and general when the police was in plain dress, hence, people could not follow that Bigan Sao has been apprehended by the police. Be that as it may, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner no. 1. His prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. However, let the above named petitioner nos. 2,3 and 6 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Jehanabad in connection with Pali P.S. Case No. 43 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 224

Statute Text:
Section 224 of the Indian Penal Code. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which he has been convicted, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained for any such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.