Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29910 of 2012 ====================================================== Parmatma Mandal @ Pramod Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the informant on his duty near at the repairing place of Koshi Embankment when firing was resorted to by this petitioner and others. It is submitted that no injury was caused to any one and the statement has been made in paragraph no. 12 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail if the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 51 of 2012 pending in the court of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29910 of 2012 (2) dt.24-08-2012 2 / 2 2 learned A.C.J.M., Naugachiya, Bhagalpur. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 353

Statute Text:
Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.