Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23706 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Asad Raja .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 16-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the complainant. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one and half years prior to the lodging of the complaint the petitioner established forceful physical relationship and thereafter on promise of marriage physical relationship was established. It appears that last date of the occurrence was 02.12.2010 and 16.12.2010 when the complaint was filed on 23.12.2010. The medical report does not suggest the accusation. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the complaint only the family members Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23706 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 2/2 of the complainant have been cited as witness whereas it is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that the cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . Considering the fact that medical opinion does not suggest the accusation and the delayed lodging of the complaint, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Purnea in connection with C.A. Case No. 4403 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.