Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27999 of 2012 ====================================================== Juna Singh & Anr .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusations are of making assault and abusing the informant by calling caste name. It is submitted that accusation under S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act is not alleged to have been in public view and there is counter version of occurrence also and both sides have retracted from their initial version and filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Juna Singh and Munna Singh be released Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27999 of 2012 (2) dt.07-08-2012 2 / 2 2 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 Kudra P.S. Case No. 02 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bhabhua at Kaimur, 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.