Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43669 of 2011 (2) dt.08-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43669 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Karpuri Sahni S/O Satya Narayan Sahni Resident Of Village- Jorpura, P.S.- Tajpur (Halai), Distt.- Samastipur 2. Satya Narayan Sahni S/O Late Duli Sahni Resident Of Village- Jorpura, P.S.- Tajpur (Halai), Distt.- Samastipur 3. Govind Sahni S/O Satya Narayan Sahni Resident Of Village- Jorpura, P.S.- Tajpur (Halai), Distt.- Samastipur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar and Dr. Om Prakash Om, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Narain Sinha, and Mr. K.N.Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 08-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. In this case, petitioners are challenging the order dated 18.12.2010 passed in Complaint Case No. 63 of 2010 whereby the court below on the basis of complaint petition has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] and 3(i) (x) SC/ST Act. The counsel for the petitioners submits that a false case has been filed but from F.I.R. it appears that the allegation has been made that she was sexually assaulted by the petitioners and when she went before the father of petitioners where she was publicly humiliated and assaulted. The Police has found the case to be false but on the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43669 of 2011 (2) dt.08-08-2012 basis of protest-cum-complaint petition the court below has taken cognizance. This Court does not find any error in the order impugned. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to raise all the points before the court below during the trial. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.