Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14746 of 2012 ====================================================== Chiku Singh @ Saurabh Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-04-2012 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] . It is alleged that one motor cyclist was crushed by the bus and when the police reached there to rescue the passengers and for sending the deceased for post mortem then one Rajesh Kumar led a mob of 150-200 persons, blocked road and pelted stones on the police party, put the bus on fire resulted into bus, articles of passengers and motorcycle got burnt. It is submitted that although the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. but specific accusation is against mob. Considering the fact that the petitioner has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14746 of 2012 (2) dt.23-04-2012 2 / 2 2 serious criminal antecedent, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner but in view of the fact that accusation is against the mob and protest was made in the background of motor cyclists being crushed by bus it is good ground for consideration of regular bail if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 83 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Nawada. With this observation the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.