Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33787 of 2011 (4) dt.16-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33787 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Radha Devi, W/O Phucho Mahto Vill Gayatri Nagar(Vidyadhar) P.S. - Distt. - Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 16-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, apprehends her arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, is one of the named accused in this case being mother-in-law of deceased sister of the informant. Submission is that under almost similarly situated circumstances as appearing against petitioner during investigation, other co- accused i.e. husband and daughter of the petitioner have already been granted privilege by a Bench of this court vide order dated 13.02.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4542/2012 and vide order dated 11.01.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 824/2012. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria, in connection with Khagaria P.S. Case No. 265/2011, subject to condition laid down under Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33787 of 2011 (4) dt.16-02-2012 Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (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.