Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22826 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-07-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] , in connection with Ariari(Mohuli) P.S. Case No. 122 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was on police bail. In view of this Court, the anticipatory bail application is not maintainable in view of the ratio laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Bishundeo Sahu versus State of Bihar reported in 2011(1) PLJR 731. However, let learned Court below pass appropriate order with regard to regular bail of the petitioner in view of the ratio laid down in the case of Bishundeo Sahu(Supra) and Mahendra Prasad Singh versus The State of Bihar reported in 2004(3) PLJR 491, provided that petitioner has not misused the privilege of bail. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22826 of 2012 (2) dt.19-07-2012 2 / 2 2 With the observations made above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioners. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 333

Statute Text:
Section 333 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.