Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20612 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shamsha Khatoon 2. Nazo Khatoon .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 04-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the mother and sister of the husband of the informant are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the parents of the husband of the informant caught hold of the informant when the sister-in-law (gotani) sprinkled kerosene oil and the husband of the victim lit the fire. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that though, the burnt injury has been found but it is found to be simple in nature when there is no specific accusation against petitioner no.2. Considering the nature of accusation, let the learned court below consider the regular bail of petitioner no.1 preferably on the same if she surrenders within a period of six weeks. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20612 of 2012 (5) dt.04-12-2012 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner no.2 be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Nawada P.S. Case No. 535 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.