Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43866 of 2011 (2) dt.02-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43866 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Babu Nand Jha S/O Late Jiwach Jha 2. Praveen Jha S/O Late Vijay Kant Mishra 3. Kalika Nand Mishra S/O Late Yoshodhar Mishra All petitioners are residing in Mohalla- Sikandarpur, P.S.- Town, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA) 2 02-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. All the three petitioners, apprehending their arrest in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 509/2011 for the offences under [STATUTE] and under Section 3(i)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, are named accused in this case of simple assault and abuse. Petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are respectively aged about 90 and 70 years old. This case appears squarely covered under the decision of Apex Court in a case Jorgia Pentiah Vs. State of A.P. reported in 2009(1) BCCR 153(SC). Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43866 of 2011 (2) dt.02-02-2012 four weeks, let the above-named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 509/2011, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition with regard to petitioner no. 2 to attend the court regularly till disposal of the case, in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 325

Statute Text:
Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.