Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40319 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Banga Singh @ Awadh Narayan Singh, 2. Munna Singh, 3. Kamla Singh, 4. Bhuwar Dubey, 5. Birendra Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Tata 407 vehicle dashed the motorcycle as a result of which two motorcyclists subsequently succumbed to the injuries then 250-300 people blocked the road and they were assaulting the persons travelling on the road and damaged the vehicle when the police arrived they also had to face the protest. The petitioners were identified by the chowkidar as members of the mob. It is submitted that the accusation is against the mob and statement has been made in paragraph 9 of the petition that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40319 of 2012 (2) dt.07-11-2012 2/2 petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Kargahar P.S. Case No. 158 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.