Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.42 of 2010 Satya Narayan Paswan S/o Late Rameshwar Paswan, Resident of Village-Hasanpur Bagar, Police Station-Naokothi, District-Begusarai. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Kusho Paswan S/o Late Kari Paswan 3. Madan Paswan S/o Kusho Paswan 4. Satto Paswan S/o Kusho Paswan 5. Shekhan Paswan S/o Kusho Paswan 6. Ganga Paswan S/o Sadhu Paswan 7. Bipin Paswan S/o Sadhu Paswan All resident of village-Hasanpur Bagar, Police Station- Naokothi, District-Begusarai. --------------------------------- 2. 04.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The application is directed against the Judgment and Order dated 30.10.2009 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-III, Begusarai in Criminal Appeal No. 101 of 2006 by which the Judgment and Order dated 4.9.2006 passed by Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Begusarai in T.R. No. 168/06 arising out of Complaint Case No. 559/98 has been set aside. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by Judgment and Order dated 04.09.2006 the opposite parties no. 2 to 7 were convicted under [STATUTE] and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for three months but by the impugned appellate order the opposite parties no. 2 to 7 have been acquitted. Considering the fact that the offences alleged 2 are of simple nature and the opposite parties no. 2 to 7 have already been subjected to the rigors of trial this application stands dismissed. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 147

Statute Text:
Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting. Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.