Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15766 of 2012 (2) dt.04-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15766 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rabo Yadav, 2. Manoj Yadav, 3. Surendra Yadav, 4. Rahul Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act. It is alleged that for non-return of the balance price of the she-buffalo the informant was assaulted and house hold articles were damaged. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the injury has been found to be simple and Complaint case no. 480 of 2012 was filed by the petitioners side. Considering the counter version of the occurrence and the injury being simple, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15766 of 2012 (2) dt.04-05-2012 today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Falka (Pothia) P.S. Case No. 86 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.