Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22872 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjeet Yadav & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(iii)(x) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusations are of making assault after entering into the house and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted that for occurrence of 01- 02.04.2012, F.I.R was lodged on 08.04.2012 and accusation under S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act is not made out since occurrence took place inside the house which can not be treated to be a place of pubic view. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, Sanjeet Yadav and Balam Yadav alias Raj Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22872 of 2012 (2) dt.29-06-2012 2 / 2 2 Balam Yadav, 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 Shahpur P.S. Case No. 41 of 2012 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 A.C.J.M., Danapur, Patna, 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: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.