Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1493 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramanand Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 19-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Kako P.S. Case No. 130 of 2011 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad. The accusation is of assaulting the informant being the Police Officer. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner being the Ex-mukhiya is the resident of different village and no injury has been caused to the informant. Considering the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the learned courts below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1493 of 2012 (3) dt.19-03-2012 2/ 2 weeks keeping in view that no injury has been caused to the informant. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.