Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29795 of 2012 ====================================================== Biresh Yadav @ Gautam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . On informant that criminals are going to commit offence, the raid was conducted when three persons were arrested with four master keys of the motorcycle who disclosed the name of the petitioner as their accomplice. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that except the confession of the co-accused, there is nothing against the petitioner and a statement has been made in para 10 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29795 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 2/2 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Laheri P.S. Case No. 31 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted on filing affidavit by the petitioner before the learned court below to the effect that he will regularly co-operate in the investigation. The said affidavit will be transmitted to the I.O., concerned. The non- co-operation of the petitioner in the investigation will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of the bail of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 400

Statute Text:
Section 400 of the Indian Penal Code. Belonging to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing Dacoity. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall belong to a gang of persons associated for the purpose of habitually committing dacoity, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.