Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42331 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42331 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandramal Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 30.11.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 24.7.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Although petitioner is named in the first information report but no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioner rather an omnibus allegation of assault has been levelled against the petitioner and other accused persons. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that other accused faced trial in Sessions trial no. 458/2006 in which the informant was examined as prosecution witness no.1 but she stated that her son died due to abdominal pain and he was never killed by any person. It is further contended by him that almost all the other accused persons are enjoying the privilege of bail. No doubt, alleged occurrence took place in the year 2004 and the petitioner could be remanded in this case on 24.7.2012 but the impugned order reflects that investigation against the petitioner was pending whereas charge sheet against other accused had already been submitted. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42331 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Chandramal Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in Piroo P.S. Case no. 212/2004. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 176

Statute Text:
Section 176 of the Indian Penal Code. Intentionally omitting to Give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to Give such notice or information. Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish such information in the manner and at the time required by law, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; or, if the notice or information required to be given respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; or, if the notice or information required to be given is required by an order passed under sub-section (1) of section 565 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.