Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5484 of 2012 ====================================================== Chawinath Mandal .... .... 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 DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusations against the petitioner are of snatching gold chain, government papers and making assault. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that one Punam Kumari was crushed in a road accident for which villagers were protesting by blocking the road when the F.I.R. was lodged. There is nothing on record to suggest that anyone received any injury. It is further submitted that other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 98 of 2012. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5484 of 2012 (2) dt.27-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Chawinath Mandal, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 157 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 431

Statute Text:
Section 431 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, navigable river, or navigable channel and rendering it impassable or less safe for travelling or conveying property. Whoever commits mischief by doing any act which renders or which he knows to be likely to render any public road, bridge, navigable river or navigable channel, natural or artificial, impassable or less safe for travelling or conveying property, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.