Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20246 of 2012 ====================================================== Raghu Singh @ Ragho Singh S/O Satyendra Singh @ Satyendra Singh Patel Resident Of Bhabua Ward No.-20, P.S.- Bhabua, District- Kaimur (Bhabua) .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Sunil, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2 31-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in Bhabua P. S. Case No. 421 of 2011 registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though he is named in the F.I.R. but the allegation is general and omnibus of assault by lathi, danda and stick etc. It is submitted that petitioner is in custody since 16.1.2012. Learned counsel has drawn the attention of this Court to Annexure-2 which is an order dated 18.4.2012 passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 7086 of 2012 by which similarly situated co-accused, Lallu Singh has been granted bail. Learned counsel has also Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20246 of 2012 (2) dt.31-05-2012 2 / 2 2 produced a copy of the order dated 14.5.2012 passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 12016 of 2012 and Cr. Misc. No. 9327 of 2012 by which similarly situated co- accused namely Pintu Patel and Bhola Pandey respectively have been granted bail. Let the same be kept on the record. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner being a party to the assault on the deceased does not deserve bail. Upon hearing learned counsels for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the abovenamed petitioner is directed 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur (Bhabua) in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 421 of 2011. sudip/- (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.