Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33572 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 4/5 of the Explosive Substance Act. It is alleged by the informant that the measurement in the forest was going on in the direction of District Collector when the petitioner and others made blast for mining operation. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the mining lease of the petitioner was valid from 15.06.2007 to 14.06.2012 when the FIR was lodged on 13.11.2011 and no seizure, in pursuance to the blast, has been made. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33572 of 2012 (2) dt.03-09-2012 2/2 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 1064 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.