Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37147 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rajesh Kumar @ Rajesh Chauhan S/O Kapildeo Mahto R/O Vill- Ratanpura, P.S.-Bhagwan Bazar, Distt-Saran at Chapra. 2. Ashok Kumar S/O Kapildeo Mahto R/O Vill-Ratanpura, P.S.-Bhagwan Bazar, Distt-Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-09-2012 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)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). It is alleged that the informant being the Aagan Bari Sevika was abused at the Aagan Bari Centre and threaded to send to jail. It is submitted that since the petitioner no.1 being ward member made complaint before the C.D.P.O. against the informant on 15.02.2011 and 09.05.2011 as well as the Collector on 10.05.2011 hence, on 20.05.2011 the present case has been lodged by the informant against the petitioners. It Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37147 of 2012 (2) dt.28-09-2012 2 / 2 2 is further submitted that offence under SC/ST has not been committed in public view. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, 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 Hajipur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 152 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. Saran at Chapra, 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: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.