Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32514 of 2012 (2) dt.29-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 32514 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arun Mandal 2. Sheetal Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 29-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] . In the First Information Report, there is specific allegation of assault by Sheetal Mandal and Raj Kumar Mandal. However, the allegation of assault by other persons is general and omnibus. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to petitioner no. 2, namely, Sheetal Mandal, in view of the statement of the informant, namely, Koliya Devi that Sheetal Mandal has assaulted her son with intention to kill and there is one injury on the head causing fracture on the right parietal bone of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32514 of 2012 (2) dt.29-08-2012 skull. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner no. 2, namely, Sheetal Mandal is rejected. However, the trial of the petitioner no. 2, namely, Sheetal Mandal, be expedited preferably within one year. So far petitioner no. 1, namely, Arun Mandal, is concerned against whom there is general and omnibus allegation, he is ordered to 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 the learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Pupri P. S. Case No. 51 of 2012. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.