Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23854 of 2012 (4) dt.28-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23854 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sangeeta Devi W/O Raju Prasad @ Raj Kumar Prasad 2. Awanti Devi W/O Chunnu Prasad 3. Sibiya Devi W/O Kamal Deo Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 28-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in jail custody since 03.04.2012 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] and 3, 4, 5 of Dian Prevention Act but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. Petitioners are named in the first information report with allegation that they took the informant’s wife making allegation of witchcraft against her. In course of investigation, the dead body of informant’s wife was recovered. Admittedly, none has seen the actual killing of the deceased and there is general and omnibus allegation of dragging and taking away the deceased against the petitioners. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23854 of 2012 (4) dt.28-09-2012 well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 142 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (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.