Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23120 of 2012 ====================================================== Rakesh Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner. Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that on 02.08.2007 the petitioner took Rs. 23,000/- from the son-in-law of the informant on promise to return the same till 22.11.2008 in three installments when the informant went to demand the said money the petitioner assaulted with fists and slaps. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner has already returned the said money. Considering the nature of accusation arising out of contractual relationship between the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23120 of 2012 (2) dt.03-07-2012 2 / 2 2 from today in connection with Udwant Nagar P.S. Case No. 09 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bhojpur, Ara, 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.