Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24900 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24900 of 2012 ====================================================== 1Ashok Singh, son of Late Udho Ray 2 Umarwwati Devi, wife of Ashok Singh, all are resident of village – chilahari, P.O- Chilahari P.S- Dumaraon ( Naya Bhojpur), District Buxar. .. …………………………………………………..Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Dumraon P.S.Case No. 83/2012 instituted for the alleged offences under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the Dowry prohibition Act. Petitioner no. 2 is the step-mother of the husband of the informant, whereas petitioner no. 1 is the father-in-law. The husband has not been made accused in the present case. The allegation is that the informant had been tortured variously by the accused persons as the demand of dowry could not be fulfilled. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners lived separately and has no connection with the informant. It has been further contended that prior to the institution of the F.I.R the petitioner had filed an informatory Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24900 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 petition before the chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar apprehending some misdeed / mischief on the part of the informant. In that view of the matter, let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest / surrender within four weeks from today before the Court below, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Dumraon P.S.Case No. 83/2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Namita/- (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 323

Statute Text:
Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.