Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33758 of 2012 ====================================================== Chhotia .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 01-10-2012 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 during election of the PMC petitioner along with 100-120 persons blocked the road when the informant reached there they pelted stones as a result of which the bodyguard of the Officer-in-charge received injury. The petitioner was identified as a member of the mob. Considering the nature of accusation against a mob, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33758 of 2012 (2) dt.01-10-2012 2/2 from today in connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 138 of 2012 pending in the court of learned CJM, Patna. 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: 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.