Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4289 of 2012 (2) dt.09-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4289 of 2012 ====================================================== Bishnu Deo Kamat @ Bishun Deo Kamat & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 171(F) of the Representation of People Act. It is alleged that during Panchayat Election, the petitioner and others surrounded the administrative and police officers and disturbed the police in polling process. The allegation of assault has also been alleged when the police jawans received injuries and the vehicles were damaged. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the accusation has been levelled against a mob and others have been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No.32116 of 2011 by this Court. I see no reason for the learned court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioners if Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4289 of 2012 (2) dt.09-02-2012 the petitioners surrender and pray for regular bail within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order in connection with Khutauna P.S. Case No. 12 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned A.C.J.M., Jhanjharpur, District-Madhubani. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be communicated through fax to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioners. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 290

Statute Text:
Section 290 of the Indian Penal Code. Committing a public nuisance. Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.