Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30135 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramdeo Singh & Ors. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 29-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusation is of demanding extortion and on refusal of same, the informant being the headmistress was abused by calling caste name. It is submitted that the petitioners’ side raised objection with regard to illegal appointment of the informant and there was dispute with regard to land on which construction was going on. It is further submitted that accusation under SC/ST has not alleged to have been committed in a public view. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that complaint was filed by son of petitioner no. 2 against the informant after lodging Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30135 of 2012 (3) dt.29-08-2012 2 / 2 2 of the present case. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 20 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Ramdeo Singh, Niranjan Kumar, Shokal Singh and Ajeet Kumar @ Ajeet Kumar Singh @ Amarjit Singh 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 Lakhisarai(SC/ST)P.S. Case No. 30 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 C.J.M. Lakhisarai, 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.