Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1886 of 2012 (4) dt.24-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1886 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Govind Kumar Paswan @ Bilash Paswan, son of late Sanichar Paswan 2. Govardhan Paswan, son of late Sanichar Paswan 3. Harilal Paswan, son of late Banwari Paswan 4. Sanjay Paswan, son of Harilal Paswan 5. Baleshwar Paswan @ Balo Paswan, son of late Kunj Bihari Das 6. Jaggan Yadav, son of late Mohan Yadav 7. Baijnath Tuddu, son of late Karan Tuddu 8. Arjun Mandal, son of late Lal Chandra Mandal @ Lakhan Mandal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary of instant case as well as Barhara P.S. Case No. 154/2011. also. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioners who have been made an accused in connection with Barhara P.S. Case No. 153/2011 pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . All the eight petitioners are named accused in this case with allegation of assault to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1886 of 2012 (4) dt.24-04-2012 husband of the informant in a petty land dispute to the extent of taken away his life. Submission is that nothing specific against either of the petitioners and admittedly there was some dispute relating to land but simultaneously there is counter version by way of Barhara P.S. Case No. 154/2011 instituted at the instance of petitioner no. 1 stating the deceased being aggressor in land dispute and on alarm, with the help of others he was said to have been produced before police with the arms said to have been taken from him but since deceased lost his life after assault. This is not the stage where privilege may be granted to either of the petitioners, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioners is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, courts concerned are directed to proceed expeditiously and preferably both the cases i.e. Barhara P.S. Case No. 153/2011 as well as Barhara P.S. Case No. 154/2011 be proceeded without any undue delay. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.