Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45382 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Manendra Pathak S/O Anil Pathak Resident Of Village- Ariyaon, Police Station- Krishna Brahm, District- Buxar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case under [STATUTE] . The allegation against the petitioner is that while the informant was returning from the Board Office, her matriculation certificate was snatched. She had gone to get the name of her father corrected in the matriculation certificate. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is a dispute between the parties and as such this case has been instituted. It is also submitted that the accused could have not got any benefit by snatching away the matriculation certificate as the duplicate is available in the Board Office. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45382 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2 / 2 2 Be that as it may, the abovenamed petitioner is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Dumraon P.S. Case No. 263/2012 on furnishing bail bonds of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sanjay/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.