Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.46672 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raju Kumar , son of Munna Lal Bari 2. Ramu Kumar, son of Rajender Bari 3. Mahadeo Kumar, son of Rajender Bari 4. Sonu Kumar, son of Munna Lal Bari 5. Bajrangi Kumar, son of Ram ji Bari 6. Ritesh Kumar, son of Baldeo Bari 7. Brajesh Kumar, son of Baldeo Bari 8. Bhola son of Baldeo Bari, All residents of Mohalla- Bari Tola Buxar, P.S. Buxar (T), District-Buxar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER --------------------- 2 18-12-2012 Heard Sri Jagdish Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Rajendra Prasad Nat, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. Eight petitioners, who are named accused in the F.I.R. in Buxar Town P.S. Case No.386 of 2012, registered for the offence under [STATUTE] , have prayed for grant of bail in the event of their arrest or surrender. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that there was case and counter case in between the parties. It was further submitted that though there was no such injury showing application under [STATUTE] , but to the reasons best known to the police, [STATUTE] was included in the F.I.R. He further submits that since it was dispute in between the two groups of the locality, due to intervention of well-wishers dispute in between the parties has already been settled and they have filed a compromise petition before Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46672 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2 / 2 2 the court below. Be that as it may, in view of nature of accusation and the fact that there was case and counter case in between the two groups of the locality, the Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case for granting privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Let above named petitioners be enlarged on bail in the event of their arrest or surrender on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10, 000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Buxar Town P.S. Case No.386 of 2012 subject to condition as laid down in Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Petitioners must surrender before the court below by 4th week of January, 2013, failing which this order will loss its effect. NKS/- (Rakesh Kumar, 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.