Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27545 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Amin Yadav S/O Sri Jaggan Yadav . 2. Mattangi Yadav S/O Late Huro Yadav Both residents Of Village- Singhajore, Police Station- Banka, District- Banka .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 18-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. This is an application for grant of bail to the accused- petitioners in SC/ST (Bhagalpur) P. S. Case No. 18 of 1995 for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , 24 of CT Act and 3(X)3(XI) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is submitted that no case under [STATUTE] is made out as all the injuries are simple in nature caused by hard and blunt substance. The accused Beni Yadav and Shankar have already been granted bail by learned Sessions Judge. Learned counsel for the State could not controvert the contention of the petitioners while opposing their prayer. Considering the facts and circumstances, the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27545 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 2 bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in SC/ST (Bhagalpur) P. S. Case No. 18 of 1995 (G.R. No. 1180 of 1995) with following conditions:- (i) The petitioners will not indulge themselves in similar or any other offence. (ii) One of the bailors must be the close relative of the petitioners. (iii) The petitioners will be well represented in the Court on each and every date and in case of absence for two consecutive dates or in case of violation of terms of bail, their bail bonds would be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. Kanchan/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.