Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29765 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arvind Pandey 2. Anrudh Yadav 3. Pawan Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 18-09-2012 It is submitted that petitioner no. 2 Anrudh Yadav has been arrested, hence, his application become infructuous and accordingly, it is disposed of. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The rest of the petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (x) (xi) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of abusing the daughter of the informant and making assault. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that no injury was caused and for the occurrence of 28.12.2010 the complaint was filed on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29765 of 2012 (2) dt.18-09-2012 2/2 30.12.2010. It is further submitted that it is not alleged that the daughter of the informant was abused by calling caste name in public view. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners except petitioner no. 2 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Madhepura in connection with Complaint Case No. 1342 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.