Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30785 of 2012 (2) dt.22-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30785 of 2012 ====================================================== Anjani Kumar Mathur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 22.08.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Although case was registered under [STATUTE] but police after investigation submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . It appears from perusal of the impugned order that cognizance was taken under [STATUTE] . No doubt, there is allegation that petitioner attempted to commit rape on the victim but admittedly, statement of the victim has been recorded under section 164 of the Cr.P.C in which she stated that petitioner tried to outrage her modesty and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Anjani Kumar Mathur, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa, Nalanda in Hilsa P.S. Case no. 310/2012. Shahid (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.