Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.135 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Briksha Sahani son of late Budhan Sahani 2.Ram Iqbal Sahani son of Briksha Sahani 3.Vinod Kumar Sahani @ Vinod Sahani @ Ram Vinod Sahani son of Ram Iqbail Sahani 4.Surendra Sahani son of Lagan Sahani 5.Prabha Devi wife of Ram Iqbal Sahani All residents of village-Bahuara Bhan, P.S.-Madhuban, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1.The State of Bihar 2.The D.I.G. Champaran Range at Bettiah 3.The Superintendent of Police, Motihari, District-East Champaran 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pakridayal, District-East Champaran 5.The Station House Officer (S.H.O.) of Madhudban P.S., District-East Champaran 6.The Superintendent of Police, Hajipur, District-Vaishali 7.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hajipur, District-Vaishali 8.The Station House of Officer (S.H.O.) of Hajipur, S.C. & S.T. Police Station Hajipur, District-Vaishali 9.Samundari Devi wife of Shambhu Ram, resident of village-Bahuara Bhan, P.S.-Madhuban, District-East Champaran.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 7 26-11-2012 In the present writ petition, a prayer has been made to quash the F.I.R. of Hajipur S.C. and S.T. P.S. Case No.414 of 2010 dated 31.7.2010 as contained in annexure-1 to the writ petition. The said F.I.R. has been registered under [STATUTE] and section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989 against the petitioners. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State in which it has categorically been stated in paragraph-8 that Patna High Court CR. WJC No.135 of 2011 (7) dt.26-11-2012 2 the police, on conclusion of investigation, has already submitted charge-sheet in the case on 18th July, 2011 showing the petitioner nos.1 to 3 and 5 as absconders. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. It is dismissed, accordingly. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.