Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16611 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Degan Singh Bhokta@Dharmbir Kr.@Dharambir Kumar 2. Lakhan Singh Bhogta @ Ram Lakhan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 226 of 2010 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act pending in the court of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati (Gaya). It is alleged that several persons entered into the house of the informant and they were trying to locate the informant and when the informant was not located, they kidnapped the informant’s son. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the informant has subsequently retracted from his initial version and has filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below. It appears that the father of petitioner no.2 has been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 11586 of 2011. I see no reason for the learned court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioners if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16611 of 2012 (2) dt.04-05-2012 2/2 With the above observation, this application is, accordingly disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. Amrendra/- (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.