Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13863 of 2012 ====================================================== Manju Singh, Son of Chandar Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 23-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] with later added [STATUTE] . The petitioner, who is in custody since 11.01.2012, is one of the three named accused in this case with allegation of assault to the informant in a pre- planned manner resulting into his death after a few hours during treatment. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner, in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 265 of 2011, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, is hereby, refused. Simultaneously, courts below are directed to proceed expeditiously with the trial and avoid undue adjournments. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.