Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15426 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15426 of 2012 ====================================================== Sakaldeo Mahto @ Ram Sakal Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.15790 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Suman, 2. Bisheshwar Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.17046 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sudhir Sharma, 2. Ram Balak Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and section 3(1) and (1B) of Prevention of Damage to the Public Property Act. It is alleged that the mob protested against re-counting Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15426 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 in the Zila Parishad when the road was blocked and stones were pelted causing injury to the police personnel and thereby the officers were obstructed in discharging official duty. It is submitted that there is no specific accusation against the petitioners in the FIR and the FIR has been lodged against 151 named and 400-500 unknown persons. More over, Bibha Kumari who was contesting the election and on whose behalf the protest was made, has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 31538 of 2011. Considering the fact that the accusation is against the mob, 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 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dalsinghsarai in connection with Dalsinghsarai P.S. Case No. 114 of 2011 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.