Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17398 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17398 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Buchkun Mukhiya S/O Late Tilo Mukhiya R/O Vill-Haripur Chabi Tola, P.S.-Sonbarsa Katchahari, Distt-Saharsa .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is stated that though the alleged occurrence is said to have taken place on 12.7.2011, the matter was reported to the police on 19.7.2011. There is no reasonable explanation for the delay in institution of the first information report and general and omnibus allegation has been made against all the sixteen named accused persons. Co-accused namely, Gango Mukhiya and Sanjay Mukhiya have already been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 21.2.2012 passed in Cr.Misc. No.41294 of 2011. Another co-accused Mangal Mukhiya has been granted bail by order dated 16.3.2012 passed in Cr.Misc. No.43587 of 2011. The case of the petitioner stands on identical footing to that of co-accused persons who have already been granted bail in this case. Be that as it may, considering the facts and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17398 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 circumstances of the case the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Saharsa in connection with Ssaharsa (Sonbarsa Katchahari) P.S. Case No.336 of 2011 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.