Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14106 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Mahto @ Bam Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 16-04-2012 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 against the petitioner is of giving sword blow on the head and hand of the informant. The others have also indiscriminately assaulted the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that only one injury on the hand i.e. injury no. vii has been found to be grievous caused by hard and blunt substance and other injuries have been found to be simple in nature. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14106 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 2/2 In view of this Court, that can be a good ground for consideration of regular bail if petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 23 of 2012 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.