Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4309 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pintu Mukhiya S/O Yogendra Mukhiya R/O Village-Deoka, P.S.- Nauhatta, Distt.-Saharsa 2. Tentu Mukhiya @ Jai Ram Mukhiya S/O Yogendra Mukhiya ' R/O Village-Deoka, P.S.-Nauhatta, Distt.-Saharsa .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Indu Kumar Srivastava,A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-02-2012 Petitioners being full brothers are languishing in custody since 24.10.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Sections 25(1-B)A, 26, 35 and 27 of the Arms Act. From the possession of each of the petitioner one loaded pistol was recovered. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that their father has also been implicated in the present case at the behest of one Jasim with whom petitioners are on litigating terms and they have no criminal antecedents. Considering the period of custody of the petitioners, they, namely, Pintu Mukhiya and Tentu Mukhiya @ Jai Ram Mukhiya , are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4309 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 2 / 2 2 bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Nauhatta P.S. case no.115 of 2011. sudip/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 402

Statute Text:
Section 402 of the Indian Penal Code. Being one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing Dacoity. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.