Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22880 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22880 of 2012 ====================================================== Kumara Manjhi, S/O Dila Manjhi, Resident of Village- Korma, P.S.- Chandauti, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR TRIVEDI ORAL ORDER 2 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor. Petitioner along with Mohan Paswan made an unsuccessful attempt to ravish informant Kanti Devi. Contention on behalf of the petitioner is that petitioner is innocent and has fallen victim to village politics. Also submitted that from the allegation whatever has been alleged, it happens to be a case under [STATUTE] . because of the fact that petitioner along with Mohan Paswan have simply caught hold the informant and untied her Sari and for that he happens to be under custody since 30.04.2012. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer and submitted that petitioner along with others had made house trespass at dead night which sparks the malafide intention of the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22880 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 Taking into account the allegation inconsonance with the period of detention petitioner, namely, Kumara Manjhi 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No.36 of 2012. PN/- (Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.