Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19117 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Phool Kumari Devi W/O Chandradev Mahato R/O Village - Ali Newara, Police Station - Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur 2. Ram Babu Mahato S/O Chandradev Mahato R/O Village - Ali Newara, Police Station - Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 13-06-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 321 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Whereas the allegations set out against the petitioner no. 1 is of having abused the mother of the informant as a witch, the allegation set out against the petitioner no. 2 Ram Babu Mahato charges him of assaulting the informant and his father by means of farsa. The injury report of father of the informant is placed at Annexure-2 and has been termed as grievous. Considering the circumstances, the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioner no. 2 Ram Babu Mahato is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19117 of 2012 (2) dt.13-06-2012 2 rejected. He shall be at liberty to surrender and pray for regular bail and which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits without being prejudiced by the order passed in the present proceedings. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel and the materials on record, let the petitioner no. 1, Phool Kumari Devi in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks of receipt/production of a copy of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 321 of 2011, G.R. No. 4309 of 2011, subject to the stipulation set out under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The application is allowed in part. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.