Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14911 of 2012 ====================================================== Baidyanath Sah @ Baijnath Sah .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-04-2012 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] . It is alleged that this petitioner tried to establish forceful physical relationship with the informant on 13.02.2012 at 6.30 P.M. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that from accusation itself, it appears that even assuming accusation at best case under [STATUTE] . is made out when the informant is none else than niece of petitioner and due to some land dispute the accusation has been levelled and for occurrence of 13.02.2012, F.I.R. was registered on 18.02.2012. Delayed lodging of F.I.R. which clouds the bonafide of accusation, let the petitioner, above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14911 of 2012 (2) dt.24-04-2012 2 / 2 2 named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No. 36 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Vaishali at Hajipur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.