Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33202 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Somni Devi 2. Semi Devi. 3. Sanmukhiya @ Sumukhiya Devi. 4. Yogendra Mukhiya. 5. Sita Saran Mukhiya. 6. Chotte Mukhiya. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act. The accusations are of entering into the house, making assault and calling the informant as a witch. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for the occurrence of 11.06.2012, the FIR was registered on 22.06.2012 when the written report was lodged before S.P., on 14.06.2012. Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33202 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 2/2 a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Sursand P.S. Case No. 121 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.