Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31167 of 2012 (2) dt.30-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31167 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mukesh Rai, 2. Hemant Rai, 3. Jai Krishna Rai, 4. Mithilesh Rai, 5. Chando Rai, 6. Munni Rai, 7. Uday Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-08-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make necessary correction in the petition, as prayed for. 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 sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of making assault and abusing by calling the caste name. It is submitted that the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has not taken place in public view and for the occurrence of 26.1.2012 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31167 of 2012 (2) dt.30-08-2012 the FIR has been lodged on 28.1.2012 at 9 P.M. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Banka in connection with Dhoraiya (Dhankund) P.S. Case No. 10 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.