Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6084 of 2012 (5) dt.19-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6084 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Yogendra Prasad S/O Krishnadeo Prasad @ Ishwar Dayal Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 5 19-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. None appears on behalf of Opposite Party No. 2 in spite of repeated call. Petitioner being husband of the informant is languishing in jail custody since 09.09.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the marriage of the petitioner had taken place with the informant six years ago and after such a long gap the question of making dowry demand does not arise. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody and particularly keeping in mind that Opposite Party No. 2 did not choose to appear before this court to oppose the bail prayer of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6084 of 2012 (5) dt.19-06-2012 petitioner, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.