Case Facts:
1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24447 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mukesh Rai @ Mukesh Kumar 2. Ramashanker Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of abusing and assaulting in the background of land dispute. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 12.04.2012, the FIR was lodged on 16.04.2012 when there is counter version of the occurrence also. Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24447 of 2012 (2) dt.20-07-2012 2/2 Vaishali in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 91 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.