Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43758 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Alakhdeo Paswan 2. Lutan Paswan 3. Naresh Paswan 4. Ramji Paswan 5. Pukar Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section ¾ of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. It is alleged that petitioner Nos. 1, 2 and 3 started quarrelling and abusing the younger brother of the informant namely Lal Mohan Paswan and on being resistance, they were assaulted and when the mother of the informant came to rescue then she was also assaulted by Ramji Paswan and Pukar Paswan being petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 respectively when the mother of the informant succumbed to the injuries. The injury report of the victim reflects one injury on the parital area when it is submitted that informant’s brother has not Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43758 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2 / 2 2 received any injury. A statement has been made in para 11 of the petition that petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the application with regard to petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 namely Ramji Paswan and Pukar Paswan. Permission is accorded. The application with regard to petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 stands disposed off. Let learned Court below consider regular bail of the petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 namely Ramji Paswan and Pukar Paswan, without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner Nos. 1, 2 and 3 namely Alakhdeo Paswan, Lutan Paswan and Naresh Paswan, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail 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, Aurangabad in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 131 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.