Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34259 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Badan Tanti @ Ram Budhan Tanti .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-09-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of making assault and litting the fire in the hutment of the complainant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in fact the fire was lit in the house of the petitioner for which a complaint was also filed and petitioner could not move to the Court because the revision and quashing application were pending. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Complaint Case No. 16 of 2003, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M., Rosera, Samastipur. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34259 of 2012 (2) dt.13-09-2012 2 / 2 2 With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.