Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.765 of 2012 Om Prakash Paswan Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 10.01.2012 Petitioner being contractor is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . Petitioner was doing some electrification work when informant got some injuries due to coming in contact with low electric line. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not present on the spot and due to the negligence of the electricians who were doing electrification work, the informant got injuries and informant was being treated at the cost of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Om Prakash Paswan, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Kako P.S. Case No. 170 of 2011. Shageer ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 285

Statute Text:
Section 285 of the Indian Penal Code. Dealing with fire or any combustible matter so as to endanger human life, etc. Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.