Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41704 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41704 of 2012 ====================================================== Shatrughan Yadav, S/O-Late Inar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 06-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 05.09.2012 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. The allegation against this petitioner is that he gave one farsa blow to informant causing injury on his head. Annexure- 2 to this petition reveals that informant has sustained one incised wound on his head and in the opinion of the doctor, the aforesaid injury was grievous in nature. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the alleged occurrence took place on account of land dispute and the injury report of informant reveals that there was no cut or fracture on his scalp rather the injury found on the head of the informant was only touching the peritoneum of scalp. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41704 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, 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 to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 40 of 2009. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 326

Statute Text:
Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance, or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.