Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3710 of 2012 (3) dt.06-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3710 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajbali Ram .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 06-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and under Section 4 of the SC/ST Act. It is alleged against the petitioner that the petitioner being the Panchayat Secretary after being transferred to submit charge of different registers, documents and coupons relating to distribution of ration and kerosene oil to the needy people. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the FIR was lodged on 19.11.2011 and the petitioner handed over the charge on 06.11.2011. Considering the nature of the accusation, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3710 of 2012 (3) dt.06-04-2012 Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah in Majhulia P.S.case No.341 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. B.Kr./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 188

Statute Text:
Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, If such disobedience causes obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed. Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in his possession or under his management disobeys such direction, shall, if such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury, to any persons lawfully employed, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both; and if such disobedience causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or safety, or causes or tends to cause a riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.