Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23429 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2012 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] . The accusations are of entering into the house, making assault with fists and slaps, snatching gold ear-ring, committing theft of articles from the house and put the godown on fire. It is submitted that accusation was found false against the petitioner and final form was submitted but differing with the same cognizance was taken and other accused Nagendra Singh @ Nagendra Kumar Singh and others have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No.27191 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23429 of 2012 (2) dt.10-07-2012 2 / 2 2 event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Trial No. 1358 of 2009 arising out of Kawakole P.S. Case No. 89 of 2007 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Nawadah, 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: 435

Statute Text:
Section 435 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to an amount of 100 rupees or upwards, or, in case of agricultural produce, 10 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, damage to any property to the amount of one hundred rupees or upwards or (where the property is agricultural produce) ten rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.