Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30206 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jainath Kumar 2. Amarnath Kumar 3. Dharmnath Kumar 4. Umesh Rai 5. Prabhu Rai 6. Prakash Kumar 7. Sani Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 27-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, the State and the informant. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that informant went to police station to lodge complaint when Jaipal Kumar threw bomb causing injury on the left eye of the informant and when other accused entered into the house of the informant and looted household articles and resorted to firing. The injury report reflects lacerated wound on lateral part of right eye caused by hard and blunt Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30206 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 2/3 substance. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the accusation is not corroborated by the medical opinion and since the petitioners’ side lodged a case against the informant’s side at earlier point of time, hence, the present case has been lodged. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that during investigation the case has been found true against the petitioners. A statement has been made in para 21 that petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 have no criminal antecedent, which has not been disputed by learned counsel for the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 138 of 2012, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30206 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 3/3 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. So far petitioner nos. 4, 6 and 7 are concerned, let learned court below consider their regular bail prayer without being prejudiced by the order of this Court, if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks from today. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar 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.