Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.963 of 2012 Pintu Rai Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 12.01.2012. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. It is alleged that informant being the police officer was checking the vehicles when this petitioner misbehaved and abused by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that there was public complaint against the police officer prior to lodging of present case and that was the reason that supervising officer has not found accusation true under S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act in the present case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below 2 within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Behea P.S. Case No. 180 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bhojpur at Ara, 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: 353

Statute Text:
Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to 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 two years, or with fine, or with both.