Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34437 of 2012 (2) dt.01-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34437 of 2012 ====================================================== Alok Kumar Sinha, S/O-Late Nilesh Chandra Sinha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 01-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the complainant. Petitioner is in jail custody since 26.07.2012 in a case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that complaint petition is premature and, at best, the facts of complaint petition constitute a civil dispute. Learned counsel for the complainant drew my attention towards para 8 and 9 of this petition and submitted that petitioner has admitted in the aforesaid paragraphs that he is ready to pay the amount in question to the complainant in installments. In view of the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34437 of 2012 (2) dt.01-10-2012 to the satisfaction of Sri Jitesh Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, Patnacity, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 1129 of 2008 subject to condition that after being released from judicial custody, petitioner shall deposit rupees fifteen thousand in the concerned court within 15 days from the date of his release and after first installment, he shall deposit rupees fifteen thousand in the first week of the each month in the court concerned till realization of the entire amount in question. It is made clear that failure on the part of the petitioner shall give liberty to trial court to cancel his bail bonds. The complainant may receive the deposited amount from the concerned court. It is also made clear that the aforesaid amount shall be subject to the final decision of the court and if final verdict of the court goes in favour of petitioner, petitioner may realize the aforesaid amount from the complainant. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.