Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29143 of 2012 ====================================================== Kailu Sharma & Anr .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , ¾ of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act and 3(1)(x) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. For she-goat of the informant being trespassed in the house of the petitioners, the petitioners made assault, called the informant as witch, snatched ear-ring and Rs. 5,000/-. It is submitted that accusation under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not in a public view and for the alleged occurrence of 20.01.2012, F.I.R. was lodged on 03.02.2012. Considering delayed lodging of the F.I.R., let the petitioners Kailu Sharma and Pravin Devi be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29143 of 2012 (2) dt.16-08-2012 2 / 2 2 released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Begusarai SC/ST P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Begusarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 429

Statute Text:
Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by killing poisoning maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horse, etc., whatever may be its value or any other animal of the value of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever may be the value thereof, of any other animal of the value of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment or either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.