Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24936 of 2012 (2) dt.06-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24936 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pampu Yadav S/O Prema Yadav Resident Of Mohalla- Nayatola, In Dabar Gali, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna 2. Chintu Thakur S/O Late Rameshwar Thakur R/O Mohalla- Near Atta Chhakki Baithaka, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna .... .... 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 CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 60 of 2012 for the alleged offence under [STATUTE] . As per the allegation in the First Information Report, the accused persons came to the informant’s house and demanded Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) as extortion for the informant’s living in his (informant’s) newly constructed house. It has been further alleged that when the informant had gone to attend the birthday party these petitioners alongwith 7 to 8 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24936 of 2012 (2) dt.06-07-2012 associates armed with hockey-stick assaulted the informant. It is further alleged that the petitioner no. 1 Pampu Yadav assaulted with iron-rod whereas the petitioner no. 2 assaulted the informant with hockey-stick. It appears from the order of the learned Sessions Judge that the parties intended to compromise the dispute but keeping in view the nature of allegation, the plea was entertained for the purpose of grant of anticipatory bail. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor, however, contends that the allegation being serious in nature, the petitioners do not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners in the event of their arrest / surrender within four weeks from today before the Court below be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount, each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Patna City in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 60 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Saif/- (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 325

Statute Text:
Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 335, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.