Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8559 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Patel .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 19.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that in a cross firing, one STF constable died. It is submitted that there is no specific accusation of causing fire arm injury and other accused persons have been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. Nos. 7079 of 2009 and 8742 of 2009. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, FTC I, Khagaria in S.C. No. 467A of 2010 arising out of Beldaur P.S. Case No. 52 of 2007. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8559 of 2012 (2) dt.21-03-2012 2 / 2 2 The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner either in case he is found indulged in similar nature of offence or he defaults on three consecutive occasions. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 333

Statute Text:
Section 333 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in 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 ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.