Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43406 of 2012 ====================================================== Birendra Singh @ Virendra Singh S/O Late Yogendra Singh R/O Village - Kutubpur, P.S. Desari ( Chandpur ), District – Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(iii)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). The accusation is of snatching Rs. 24,000/- of the informant which was given under Indira Awas Scheme. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the complainant filed Complaint Case No. 1690 of 2009 on 11.06.2009 alleging that she has not received money under Indira Awas Scheme when the present case was lodged on 17.06.2009 alleging that money under Indira Awas Scheme was snatched by the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43406 of 2012 (2) dt.19-12-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the inconsistent stand of the informant, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hajipur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 242 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Vaishali, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.