Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40215 of 2012 ====================================================== Narsingh Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Vimal Devi .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 02-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the complainant. The petitioner being the father of the late husband of the complainant is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the complainant was married with the son of the petitioner 25 years ago and having three adult children, but the husband of the complainant died two years earlier when the petitioner in connivance with three adult children of the complainant used to torture the complainant by calling her a witch. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready to allow the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40215 of 2012 (2) dt.02-11-2012 2/2 complainant to reside in her matrimonial house. Considering the stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Gopalganj in connection with Complaint Case No. 1563 of 2011, Tr. No. 1751 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on filing affidavit that he will allow the complainant to reside in her matrimonial house. The said affidavit will be transmitted to the concerned police station by the learned court below. DKS/ (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.