Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38500 of 2011 (5) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 38500 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Prem Shanker Raut, 2. Shyam Nath Mandal, 3. Ram Sagar Sah, 4. Munilal Sah, 5. Bikram Sah .... .... Petitioners Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No. 38761 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Dinesh Sah, 2. Gauri Shankar Sah .... .... Petitioners Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== For the Petitioners : Mr. Shudhir Kumar Jha, Advocate. For the Informant : Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Parties : Mr. B. Ram, A. P. P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. However, there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioners having assaulted by Lathi. However, one of the co-accused Kashi Sah having similar allegation Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38500 of 2011 (5) dt.29-03-2012 has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 29.02.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 32910 of 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no criminal antecedent against the petitioners. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Shyampur Bhatha P. S. Case No. 11 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as well as subject to the conditions that the petitioners shall co-operate with the police during investigation and if there is any incriminating article has been found in the case diary after submission of the charge-sheet then the petitioners shall surrender and pray for regular bail. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 148

Statute Text:
Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting armed with deadly Weapon. Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.