Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35727 of 2011 (3) dt.20-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35727 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Shakuntala Devi, wife of Krishnadeo Prasad 2. Vikki Kumar, son of Krishnadeo Prasad Both petitioners are resident of village – Baksanda, P.S. – Akwarpur, District – Nawadah. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 20-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The two petitioners, apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this case being in-laws of the informant with allegation of demand of dowry, torture and assault etc. Submission is of total denial of allegations and husband of the informant had already surrendered and taken into custody on 09.09.2011 (Annexure – 2). In view of the above, in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35727 of 2011 (3) dt.20-03-2012 Magistrate, Nawada, in connection with Akwarpur P.S. Case No. 123/2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition with regard to petitioner no. 2 namely, Vikki Kumar, to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.