Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44136 of 2012 ====================================================== Shivnath Prasad Sah (Sonar) S/O Late Raghunath Sah R/O Vill-Madhubani, P.S.-K.Hat, Distt-Purnea. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making protest by the mob against inaction of the police for not taking action in the dacoity case when the police station was set on fire and police personnels also received injuries. Let the learned court below consider regular bail of the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No. 27 of 2004 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Purnea. It is expected that the regular bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44136 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2 / 2 2 application of the petitioner shall be disposed off by the learned court below preferably on the same day. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.