Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12014 of 2012 ====================================================== Milind Gunjan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar Through The .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] read with Section 125 of the Representation of the People Act and 3(1)(x) of S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusation against the petitioner is that since his mother was contested the panchayat election he provoked the voters and humiliated the informant by calling caste name in public view and when informant tried to pacify the matter then he scuffled with him. It is submitted that since the petitioner is the reporter of a T.V. Channel and on the alleged date of election he was collecting coverage of irregularities committed by the officials he has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12014 of 2012 (2) dt.09-04-2012 2 / 2 2 been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that for occurrence of 24.04.2011, F.I.R. was lodged on 25.04.2011 and with similar accusation three cases have been lodged against the petitioner. Considering nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case No. 117 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Assistant Chief Judicial Magistrate, Naugachia, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.