Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44220 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Baran Sahni, sonof Gagdeo Sahni, resident of village-Khajuri, P.S.- Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 12-12-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in Gaighat P.S. Case No.186/2012 registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The allegation against the petitioner is to have caused the injury on the ring finger of Yasoda Devi, daughter-in-law of the informant. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is aged about 72 years. It is further submitted that the informant and his men armed with deadly weapon has come at the house of nephew of the petitioner on 11.09.2012 and assaulted his nephew and shot fire and took the cash from the house for which Gaighat P.S. Case No.188/2012 has been registered and on the same day, this case has been filed against the petitioner and others. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he has been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44220 of 2012 (2) dt.12-12-2012 2 in custody since 22.09.2012. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in Gaighat P.S. Case No.186/2012 with the following conditions: 1. One of the bailors will be the close relative of the petitioner. 2. The petitioner will not indulge in similar or in any other offence. 3. The petitioner will be well represented in the court. 4. In case of absence for two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled by the concerned court and he will be taken into custody. V.K. Pandey/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, 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.