Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22250 of 2012 (2) dt.21-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22250 of 2012 ====================================================== Tinku Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 21.06.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 17.1.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the informant is not legally wedded wife of the petitioner and prior to the alleged occurrence, mother of the victim had lodged Hilsa P.S. Case no.119/2011 for the offence under [STATUTE] against the petitioner and others and in the aforesaid case, statement of the victim was recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C in which she specifically stated that she had eloped with the petitioner with her own sweet will. It is further contended by him that the petitioner was married person and complaint has brought the present case with an intent to pressurize the petitioner so that she may fetch some amount from the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Tinku Kumar, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa, Nalanda in Hilsa P.S. Case no. 372/2011. Shahid (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.