Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5022 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Fulchand Singh S/O Sri Birendra Singh Resident Of Village- Kool, P.S.- Nalanda, District- Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 16.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of killing the victim for non-fulfillment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim conveyed to the informant that she consumed poison and it was petitioner’s side who took the victim to the hospital and informant subsequently retracted from his earlier version. In view of this Court, the aforesaid facts can be a good ground for consideration of regular bail. Let Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5022 of 2012 (2) dt.16-02-2012 2/2 the petitioner surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Nalanda P.S. Case No. 78 of 2010 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif when the learned court below will consider the prayer for bail of the petitioner and pass appropriate order. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 353

Statute Text:
Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.