Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12016 of 2012 (3) dt.14-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12016 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pintu Patel S/O Late Chinni Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.9327 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bhola Pandey S/O Late Abhimanyu Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 14-05-2012 Both the above stated petitions arise out of Bhabua P.S. Case No. 421 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed of by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioners are named in the Ferdbeyan of the informant with allegation that they along with other first information report named accused assaulted the deceased and others. The contention on behalf of the petitioners is that no specific overt-act has been attributed against these petitioners and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12016 of 2012 (3) dt.14-05-2012 having similar allegation, co-accused Lallu Singh @ Lallu Singh Patel @ Vikash Singh has already been granted privilege of bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.04.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 7086 of 2012. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the informant submitted that petitioners carry criminal antecedent and there is allegation that they along with other accused assaulted the deceased with different weapons and deceased sustained altogether eight injuries on his person. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly, this aspect of the matter that no specific overt-act has been attributed against these petitioners and having more or less similar allegation co-accused, Lallu Singh @ Lallu Singh Patel @ Vikash Singh has already been granted bail, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 421 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.