Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31586 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 25-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of litting fire on the liquor shop of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case under [STATUTE] is not made out since the alleged shop was not dwelling house and the informant has retracted from the initial version. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31586 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 2/2 Karakat P.S. Case No. 79 of 2012 pending in the court of learned SDJM, Bikramganj, Rohtas With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 436

Statute Text:
Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house etc. Whoever commits mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause the destruction of any building which is ordinarily used as a place of worship or as a human dwelling or as a place for the custody of property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.