Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25787 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25787 of 2012 ====================================================== Devendra Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-07-2012 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 sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of assault with fists and slaps and abusing by calling the caste name. It is submitted that the informant is not the member of Scheduled caste or Scheduled tribe nor the occurrence took place in public view. It is further submitted that the occurrence is alleged to have taken place on 1.6.2012 at 7.00 A.M. and the FIR was lodged on 2.6.2012 at 4.10 P.M. and the informant himself admitted that there is strained relation between the parties from before. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25787 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 172 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.