Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23755 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Yadav .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-07-2012 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] . It is alleged that 13 F.I.R. named accused persons including the petitioner and 5-7 unknown entered into the Chamber of the informant who is Block Development Officer, when Anil Kumar the son- in-law of Pramukh, Surji Devi told the informant why he did not attend the telephone of Block Pramukh and he also assaulted the informant and tore the official papers and demanded Rs. 1,00,000/- as ransom. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that due to previous enmity the staff of the Block office named this petitioner and there is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23755 of 2012 (2) dt.17-07-2012 2 / 2 2 no specific accusation against the petitioner when Surji Devi has been granted anticipatory bail by the learned court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 68 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Gopalganj, 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.