Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38160 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Deo Nath Rai 2. Mithilesh Kumar Rai. 3. Jitendra Rai. 4. Dhiraj Rai @ Dhiraj Kumar. 5. Manistar Rai. 6. Kishori Rai. 7. Manerjar Rai. 8. Jitendra Kumar Rai @ Jitendra Kumar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of making assault, abusing the informant by calling caste name and demolishing wall of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that in the background of serious land dispute, the accusation has been levelled when the offence under SC/ST Act has not been committed in public view. It is further submitted that police submitted final form when only Krishna Rai and Kamala Rai have Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38160 of 2012 (2) dt.05-10-2012 2/2 been charge sheeted but differing with the final form, the cognizance has been taken against the petitioners also. 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 12 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Chapra in connection with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 24 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.