Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18139 of 2012 (3) dt.10-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18139 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pankaj Kumar Sharma @ Pankaj Kumar S/O Nawal Kishore Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 10-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this false case has been got instituted at the behest of enemies of the petitioner and as a matter of fact, no such occurrence as alleged in the first information report did ever take place. It is further contended by him that even if, the prosecution story assumed to be true, then also, at best, it is a case of [STATUTE] which is bailable in nature. Taking into consideration that petitioner being teacher tried to commit rape on his pupil aged about 11 years, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and accordingly, his prayer for bail in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 56 of 2012 pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya is rejected, at least, at this stage. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.