Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4329 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4329 of 2012 ====================================================== Bishwajit Lal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . and Section 138 of the N.I. Act. Accusation is of non-payment of price of books worth Rs. 3,54,228/- by the petitioner being retailer to the complainant being wholesaler. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that dues was for the period from 1st of April, 2004 to 31st of August, 2006 and now after settling the account, the balance amount remains to be paid is Rs. 65,607.54/- only. It is further submitted that petitioner never received summons. Petitioner is ready to deposit Rs. 65,607.54/- before learned Court below. Let the aforesaid amount be handed over to the complainant. Considering the aforesaid stand of the petitioner, let the petitioner namely Bishwajit Lal, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4329 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 from today, be released on anticipatory bail 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, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 1401C of 2006. The aforesaid payments will not deprive the complainant to pursue his complaint for any amount which, as per the complainant remains due. Shageer/- (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.