Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16986 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahesh Sahani 2. Ramesh Sahani .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 11-05-2012 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] and 3(1) (x) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged against the petitioners that on 20.07.2010 they blocked the passage of the house of the informant and on protest she was abused by calling caste name and assault. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 20.07.2010 the FIR was lodged on 26.07.2010 which clouds the bonafide of the accusation. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16986 of 2012 (2) dt.11-05-2012 2/2 named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Hajipur (Pipra) SC/ST P.S. Case No. 397 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person 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.