Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5945 of 2012 ====================================================== Shiv Nandan Singh, S/o. late Ram Chandra Singh, .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that informant has deserted him since last 14 years but he is still ready to keep the complainant. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year, in the event of 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) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5945 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 2 / 2 2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur (M) P.S. Case No. 435 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Let the learned court-below issue notice to the complainant for her appearance when the petitioner will take the complainant to her matrimonial home to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed within one year by the learned court-below on substantial restoration of the matrimonial harmony or if the complainant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. Mkr./- (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.