Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31646 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Suresh Mahto @ Suresh Singh 2. Kamlesh Mahto @ Kamlesh Singh. 3. Jugesh Mahto @ Jugesh Kumar. 4. Bharat Mahto @ Bharat Singh. 5. Pradeep Mahto @ Pradeep Singh. 6. Gandhi Mahto. 7. Alakh Mahto. 8. Kamla Devi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of making assault and abusing the informant by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the occurrence took place on the eve of Holi festival when the offence has not been committed in public view and the injury has been found to be simple. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31646 of 2012 (2) dt.31-08-2012 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with SC/ST Dihri P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.