Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36455 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36455 of 2012 ====================================================== Shyam Jaiswal @ Shyam Narain Jaiswal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in the case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 11 of the Liquid Petroleum.Gas (Regulation, Supply and Distribution) Act,1995. The accusation is of committing theft of Gas by cutting cylinder. It is alleged that two persons, namely, Bikram Kumar and Upendra Rai were caught on the spot and they disclosed the name of three persons Sanjit Tiwari, Shyam Jaiswal and Gopal Jaiswal. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was not apprehended on the spot nor recovery has been made from his possession. Considering the nature of the accusation, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36455 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Pipra P.S.Case No.135 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., East Champaran at Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. AnilKrSinha/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 285

Statute Text:
Section 285 of the Indian Penal Code. Dealing with fire or any combustible matter so as to endanger human life, etc. Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any fire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.