Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19209 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Suresh Prasad son of Late Rameshwar Lal 2. Umesh Prasad son of Late Rameshwar Lal 3. Mukesh Kumar son of Sri Suresh Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3(1)(x ) of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocity) Act. It is alleged against the petitioners that they have threatened the informant to withdraw the case filed by her. It is submitted that the occurrence took place on 11.1.2003 and the complaint was lodged on 13.1.2003 but cognizance was taken on 17.9.2011. It is submitted that parties have filed a compromise petition in the present case and in the earlier case Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19209 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 2 / 2 2 also. Considering the facts that cognizance has been taken after eight years of the lodging of the complaint, let petitioners named above 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 in connection with Complaint Case no.C-33/03 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Girish Mishra, Judicial Magistrate, Nawada, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. sudip/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 452

Statute Text:
Section 452 of the Indian Penal Code. House-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt, assault, etc. Whoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt to any person or for assaulting any person, or for wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting and person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.