Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14494 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramesh Rai & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(i)(iii)(x) of the S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusation is for removing encroachment from the land. The informant was assaulted and dragged him on the road by putting rope in the neck and gold chain and other things were taken by accused persons and abused by calling caste name. It is submitted that specific accusation is against Bhagaya Narain and Yogendra Rai who are not petitioners before this Court and in the background of dispute for removal of encroachment accusation has been levelled and for occurrence of 30.11.2010 F.I.R. was lodged on 04.12.2010. Considering delayed lodging of the F.I.R. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14494 of 2012 (2) dt.20-04-2012 2 / 2 2 which clouds the bonafide of accusation, let the petitioners, Ramesh Rai, Subodh Rai, Guljhari Devi and Indu Devi, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hajipur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 540 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M.(West), Muzaffarpur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 147

Statute Text:
Section 147 of the Indian Penal Code. Rioting. Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.