Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28952 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28952 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pramod Kumar Prabhakar, 2. Mural Mahton alias Murli Mahton .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) & (xi) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that the informant’s husband, her brother inlaws and her mother were abused by calling the caste name and assaulted. It is submitted that specific accusation of assault is against Satyanarayan Mahto (non-petitioner). It is further submitted that a case was lodged by the petitioners’ side for kidnapping the minor daughter of Satyanarayan Mahto and in that background the accusation has been levelled. More over, the offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28952 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not alleged to have been committed in public view. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today 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, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai SC/ST P.S. Case No. 23 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.