Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33733 of 2012 (2) dt.05-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 33733 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Verma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 05-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] and 3(ii) (x) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The allegation is that the petitioner abused the informant by calling his caste name and spit on his body and snatched Rs.1,500/- as also a wrist watch. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the other co- accused having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Jamui SC/ST P. S. Case No. 17 of 2012. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.