Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17487 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Brahm Mehta 2. Sanjay Mehta. 3. Sachchidanand Mehta. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted that the petitioner no.3 has already been arrested, hence his application has become infructuous. Accordingly, the same is disposed off. So far as petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are concerned, they are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged against the petitioners that they made assault, committed theft of the grains and other articles, set the house of the informant on fire and abused the informant by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have purchased the land in the year 1980 and when Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17487 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 2/2 the petitioners’ side were constructing the house on the same land the occurrence took place for which the petitioners’ side have also lodged a case when nothing was burnt and the occurrence cannot be treated to have taken in public view hence the accusation of SC/ST Act is not made out. Considering the accusation in the background of serious land dispute between the parties, let the above named petitioner nos. 1 and 2 be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Bhargama P.S. Case No. 87 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh 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.