Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19613 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Nouzer Alam 2. Tausif Alam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 04-07-2012 It is submitted that petitioner no. 2 has been arrested, hence, his application become infructuous and accordingly, it is disposed of. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner no. 1 is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that the informant being the Block Development Officer was distributing the passbook of Indira Awas scheme when the petitioner pressurized to distribute the passbook of Matiyari Panchayat and on refusal of the same he snatched his Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19613 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 2/2 mobile and assaulted the informant by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on the complaint by the petitioner against the informant after due enquiry Teragach P.S. Case No. 34 of 2011 was instituted and several persons filed similar complaint and a statement has been made in para 17 that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner no. 1 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or 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, Kishanganj in connection with Teragach P.S. Case No. 15 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.