Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44608 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and ¾ of the Prevention of Witch Practices Act. It is alleged that all the accused persons came and address the informant as witch and wanted the child to be cured when assault was made and gold chain and other articles were taken away. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for the occurrence of 20.06.2012 the F.I.R. was registered on 13.07.2012 when no injury was caused. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Rajesh Yadav, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44608 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2 / 2 2 each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Arrah in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 118 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.