Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36605 of 2011 ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 06.09.2010 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged against the petitioner that he dragged the informant in the bushes when the attempt was made for establishing the forceful physical relationship. Subsequently the guard raised alarm when the firing was resorted to. A statement has been made in para 9 that no injury has been caused. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge III, Patna City in connection with Sessions Trial No. 785 of 2011 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36605 of 2011 (3) dt.07-03-2012 2/2 arising out of Agam Kuan P.S. Case No. 274 of 2008. The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if he defaults for three consecutive occasions or gets involved in any serious offence. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 212

Statute Text:
Section 212 of the Indian Penal Code. Harbouring an offender, If the offence be capital. Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment; if a capital offence — shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment — and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both. "Offence" in this section includes any act committed at any place out of India, which, if committed in India, would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460; and every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in India.