Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.120 of 2012 Shivnandan Yadav @ Nandan Yadav Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 10.01.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the petition. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 25.02.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that when the police led raid this petitioner resorted to firing and fled away. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that none got injured and there is no recovery from possession of petitioner. Though it is admitted that the petitioner was involved in three other cases but he is on bail in those cases. Considering the period under custody, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jamui, F.T.C. III, in connection with S.T. No. 406 of 2011. U. K. ( 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.