Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28456 of 2012 ====================================================== Pappu Mahto @ Pappu Kumar Mahto .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x)(xi) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusations are of making assault, abusing by calling caste name and giving life threatening if the road in question is being used by the informant’s side. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 9 of the petition that none received any injury as no occurrence as alleged took place. The statement has also been made in paragraph no. 12 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and for occurrence of 10.11.2011, F.I.R. was lodged on 16.11.2011. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28456 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with SC & ST, Hajipur P.S. Case No. 538 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Motihari(East Champaran), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.