Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27783 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27783 of 2012 ====================================================== Kumar Vijay Verma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 25-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] , sections 25(1-b) and 27 of the Arms Act, section ¾ of Explosive Substance Act and section 3(2) E of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. It is alleged that on the murder of Mukhiya of Sonehattu Gram Panchayat about three thousand people were assembled to protest became violent and they started pelting stone, exploded bomb and resorted to firing causing injury to the prosecution side which led to the counter firing by the police. Learned counsel for the State, however, submits that during this tussle S.D.P.O. also got injury. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as also the allegation are of general and omnibus and both sides have injured, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27783 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Aurangabad, in Aurangabad Town P.S. Case No.155 of 2012. AnilKrSinha/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.