Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18861 of 2012 ====================================================== Sheo Prassan Chaudhary @ Pratiram Chaudhary @ Shew Pursan Choudhary S/O Late Ram Subhak Chaudhary R/O Vill-Keshupur (Bakri), P.S.-Udwant Nagar, Distt-Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Kiran Kumari D/O Late Ram Nath Ram R/O Vill-Tetaria, P.S.-Udwant Nagar, Distt-Bhojpur .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Imran, Adv. For the State : Mr. Mangal Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 28-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. The Petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 25.4.2011 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Arrah, in S.C./S.T. Case No. 17 of 2012 and [STATUTE] by which he has taken cognizance. It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that the occurrence did not take place in public view and, therefore, no offence under the Provision of SC/ST Act is made out. Since these are the matters which can only be properly appreciated at the stage of trial, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is dismissed. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, 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.