Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40990 of 2012 (2) dt.26-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40990 of 2012 ====================================================== Pappu Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 26-11-2012 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] and 4/40 of Bihar Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1972. It is alleged that one tractor loaded with stone was seized by the forest officials when one Bharat Choudhary was apprehended while the tractor was taken by the forest officials the petitioner and others made protest and got the tractor released with the stone. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that Bharat Choudhary, who was apprehended with the tractor, has not been made Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40990 of 2012 (2) dt.26-11-2012 accused and the seizure list, which was said to be prepared, has not been brought on record when FIR does not disclosed the registration number of the tractor or the trolley. Considering the nature of accusation, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 320 of 2012 pending in the court of learned CJM, Rohtas. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 225

Statute Text:
Section 225 of the Indian Penal Code. Resistance or obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any person, or, rescuing him from lawful custody. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained for an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; or, if the person to be apprehended, or the person rescued or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is liable under the sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such a sentence, to imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, for a term of ten years or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is under sentence of death, shall be punished with 1imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.