Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26015 of 2012 (2) dt.27-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26015 of 2012 ====================================================== Prasidhnath Tiwari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the Executive Engineer of Nagar Panchayat that the petitioner entered into the official chamber of the informant, abused him and tried to press the neck in retaliation of the fact that show cause was issued against the petitioner who was Class III employee in the Nagar Panchayat. In view of this court, this is a fit case for consideration of regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case no. 104 of 2012 pending in the court of learned A.C.J.M., Bagaha. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26015 of 2012 (2) dt.27-07-2012 of the petitioner. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 353

Statute Text:
Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.