Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18210 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahesh Yadav @ Mahesh Rai S/O Birbal Rai Resident Of Village- Harpur Opsi, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali At Hajipur 2. Ramesh Rai S/O Bhusan Rai Resident Of Village- Charji Nizam, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali At Hajipur 3. Bhusan Rai @ Chandra Bhusan Rai S/O Late Hariwans Rai Resident Of Village- Charji Nizam, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali At Hajipur 4. Kuseshwar Rai S/O Late Hariwans Rai Resident Of Village- Charji Nizam, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali At Hajipur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 05-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for offence under different sections of the Penal Code which are bailable except [STATUTE] at the instance of Md. Mahboob, to support the allegation Md. Mumtaz has been cited as a witness. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that earlier to the lodging of the present case the petitioners had taken action for cancellation of the license of slaughter house of Md. Mumtaz as he used to spread the waste of the slaughter in the village. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18210 of 2012 (2) dt.05-06-2012 2/2 Document indicating cancellation of the license of the slaughter house of Md. Mumtaz at the instance of the petitioners has not been placed on record. It is further submitted on behalf of the petitioners that one truck loaded with cattle was seized from the slaughter house of the Md. Mumtaz at the instance of the petitioners. Any document which suggests enmity between Md. Mahboob and Md. Mumtaz on the one side and petitioners on the other side has not been placed on record. In the circumstance I direct the above named petitioners to appear in the court below and bring to the notice of the court below documents which suggest enmity of the petitioners with Md. Mahboob and Md. Mumtaz. In the event the court below i.e. the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur is satisfied that the petitioners have documents to support the plea of enmity with M/s. Mahboob and Mumtaz, then appropriate order admitting them to the privilege of bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 503 of 2011 be passed. RPS/- (V.N. Sinha, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 295

Statute Text:
Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code. Destroying, damaging or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult the religion of any class of persons. Whoever destroys, damages or defiles any place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of persons with the intention of thereby insulting the religion of any class of persons or with the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their religion, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.