Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17916 of 2012 ====================================================== Sonu Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-05-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of trying to establish forceful physical relationship. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was on police bail. In that circumstance, the anticipatory bail application is not maintainable. Let learned Court below pass appropriate order with regard to regular bail of the petitioner in view of the ratio laid down in the case of Mahendra Prasad Singh versus The State of Bihar reported in 2004(3) PLJR 491, provided that petitioner has not misused the privilege of bail. With the observations made above, the application stands disposed off in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17916 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 2 / 2 2 146 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioners. Shageer/- (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.