Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35720 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jai Narain Das, Son of Late Sakhi Chandra Das. 2. Ganesh Das, Son of Hasif Das. 3. Rupan Das, Son of Ganesh Das. 4. Raju Das, Son of Ganesh Das. 5. Manoj Das, Son of Ganesh Das. 6. Kunti Devi, wife of Jai Narayan Das. 7. Sobha Devi, daughter of Ganesh Das. 8. Sima Devi, wife of Rupan Das. All residents of Village- Barharwa Kala, P.S. Kotwa, District-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner no. 5 inflicted Dab blow on the hands of the informant when the wife of the informant was assaulted by petitioner no. 2 by Farsa on the head when the nephew of the informant was also assaulted by Garasi and the house of the informant was set on fire by the accused persons. It is submitted that the injury has been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35720 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 2 / 2 2 found to be simple and in the background of land dispute accusation has been levelled and the informant is own brother of petitioner no.1. It is further submitted that for occurrence of 04.05.2012, F.I.R. was lodged on 13.05.2012. Considering delayed lodging of the case, let the petitioners above named be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 127 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Motihari, East Champaran, 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: 436

Statute Text:
Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house etc. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship or as a human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.