Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32674 of 2012 ====================================================== Rustam Gaddi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-09-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Sections 5, 8, 9, 10, 13 of the Bihar Saw Mill Act. Accusation against the petitioner is that petitioner created hindrance in discharging the official duty of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and there is nothing on record to suggest accusation against the petitioner. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Rustam Gaddi, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32674 of 2012 (2) dt.07-09-2012 2 / 2 2 each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Jogapatti P.S. Case No. 336 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.