Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7951 of 2012 ====================================================== Nasarun & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Bimal Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2012 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)(iv)(x)(xi) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusations are of assaulting, snatching jewellery and abusing by calling caste name. It is further alleged that the petitioners’ sides restrained the informant from entering on the land which informant got by virtue of being red card holders in 1974-75. It is submitted that in the background of land dispute the accusation has been levelled. Considering the fact that accusation has been levelled in the background of land dispute, let Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7951 of 2012 (2) dt.16-03-2012 2 / 2 2 the petitioners, Nasarun, Jubeda, Nazrin and Sukia, 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 Amdabad P.S. Case No. 201 of 2011 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 C.J.M. Katihar, 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: 353

Statute Text:
Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.