Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42882 of 2011 =============================================== Manju Devi, wife of Sri Ramashish Prasad, resident of Mohalla – Chain tola, P.S. – Kadamkuan, District – Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s =============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and 51, 63, 65, 68 (A) of the Copy Right Act. In this case instituted against two (husband and brother of the petitioner). Petitioner’s name emerged during investigation in the statement of her own daughter Versha Kumari under Section 164 Cr.P.C. Submission is of false implication only because of her some objections and obstructions raised by petitioner against activities of her daughter and her paramount. Moreover, the articles said to be recovered from the house of the petitioner has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42882 of 2011 (3) dt.02-03-2012 2 / 2 2 yet not been displayed anyone to examine the contents therein. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary failed to refute such submissions except statement of herself. There is nothing against the petitioner who has no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 72/2011, G.R. No. 1190/2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 294

Statute Text:
Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code. Obscene Songs. Whoever, to the annoyance of others: does any obscene act in any public place, or sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.