Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25204 of 2012 (2) dt.20-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25204 of 2012 ====================================================== Sudhir Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 20.07.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner being husband of the informant is in jail custody since 26.4.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that earlier petitioner was ready to keep the informant with him but conduct and behaviour of the informant was not appreciable and she filed second complaint case bearing Complaint case no.2563/2008 against the petitioner and his other family members and, therefore, there is no possibility of reconciliation between the parties. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer and submits that there is specific allegation of demand of dowry as well as torture against the petitioner who happens to be husband of the informant and he is fully responsible for the alleged occurrence. Considering the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties and also keeping in mind the period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, let the petitioner, Sudhir Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25204 of 2012 (2) dt.20-07-2012 Kumar Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case no. 177/2011 subject to the condition that petitioner shall attend the learned trial court in person on each and every date for the period of nine months or till conclusion of his trial whichever is earlier and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates without any reasonable explanation, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. It goes without saying that learned trial court shall try to conclude the trial of the petitioner within the above stated period of nine months. Furthermore, this court believes that the informant shall produce her witnesses before the learned trial court within the above stated period of nine months. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.