Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35972 of 2012 (2) dt.21-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35972 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jagdish Mehta S/O Khelawan Mehta R/O Village- Rangal Bigha, P.S.- Aurangabad (Muffasil), District- Aurangabad 2. Bhuneshwar Mehta S/O Kailash Mehta R/O Village- Rangal Bigha, P.S.- Aurangabad (Muffasil), District- Aurangabad 3. Sanjay Mehta S/O Ram Chandra Mehta R/O Village- Rangal Bigha, P.S.- Aurangabad (Muffasil), District- Aurangabad 4. Ram Pukar Sao S/O Deo Narayan Sao R/O Village- Rangal Bigha, P.S.- Aurangabad (Muffasil), District- Aurangabad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act The accusation is of making assault and abusing by calling the caste name. It is submitted that the FIR has been lodged after one day of the occurrence when no injury has been caused and the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has not been committed in public Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35972 of 2012 (2) dt.21-09-2012 view when petitioners, side lodged a case leveling accusation of non-bailable offence prior to the occurrence. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 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 CJM, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (M) P.S. Case No. 98 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.