Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21569 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arjun Singh 2. Rajesh Kumar Singh 3. Gobardhan Singh 4. Nitish Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 27-07-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3(1)(X) of the S.C. & S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Accusations are of making assault, snatching Rs. 8000/-, wrist watch and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that accusation has been levelled against 23 persons and the informant has subsequently retracted from initial version and filed a petition to that effect before learned Court below. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, preferably on the same day, if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Kudra P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012, pending in the Court of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21569 of 2012 (3) dt.27-07-2012 2 / 2 2 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhabua, Kaimur. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioners. Shageer/- (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.