Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40 of 2012 (2) dt.17-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40 of 2012 ====================================================== Rabi Yadav @ Rabi Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.1180 of 2012 ====================================================== Manish Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== For the petitioner: Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Advocate(In Cr. Misc. No. 40 of 2012.) For the petitioner: M/S. Indu Bhushan & Sunil Kumar, Advocates (In Cr. Misc. No. 1180 of 2012). For the State : Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai (In above two cases). -------- CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 17-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 01.08.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . and 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35 and 27 of the Arms Act. From possession of petitioner Rabi Yadav @ Rabi Kumar one country made pistol alongwith live cartridges were recovered whereas from possession of petitioner Manish Kumar one country made pistol loaded with empty cartridges and three Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40 of 2012 (2) dt.17-01-2012 live cartridges including one Nokia Mobile were recovered. It is submitted that both the petitioners are involved in one other case apart from the present case in which they are on bail. Considering the period under custody, let the petitioners above named be released on bail 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 A.D.J./F.T.C. V, Munger in connection with S.T. No. 695 of 2011 arising out of Kasimbazar P.S. Case No. 121 of 2011. U. K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 332

Statute Text:
Section 332 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Whoever voluntarily causes 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 three years, or with fine, or with both.