Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16250 of 2012 ====================================================== Kittu Khan @ Sanjar Ali S/O Sohail Khan Resident Of Village & P.S.- Tajpur, District- Samastipur (Bihar) .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 03-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is solitary named accused in this case (Sasaram Muffasil P.S. Case no. 28 of 2012, pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram) on being apprehended by Police with four country made pistols and ten cartridges. As is evident he carries behind him two criminal cases of serious nature being Samstipur P.S. Case no. 295 and 494 of 2011 for the offences under [STATUTE] . Having regard to the facts and circumstances, for the present, prayer is refused. Simultaneously, court below is directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid undue delay and adjournments. A.Ahmad/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 395

Statute Text:
Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. Dacoity. Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.