Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.681 of 2011 (2) dt.16-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.681 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Shiv Shankar Ram S/O Devdhari Ram Resident Of Village +P.O- Sehan, P.S- Kathara, P.O- Goraul ad Distt- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through The Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Panta-1 2. The Director General Of Police, Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-1 3. The Inspector General Of Police, Tirhoot Commissionary, Muzaffarpur. 4.. The Dy. Inspector General Of Police, Tirhoot Commissionary, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Superintendent Of Police, At Hazipur, Vaishali. 6. The Dy. Superintendent Of Police At Hazipur, Vaishali. 7. The Officer- In- Charge, Police Station- Goraul, Vaishali. 8. The Jawahar Lal Sharma S/O Dhiloo Sharma Resident Of Mohalla- Pathan Patti, P.S- Thawey and Distt- Gopalgunj 9. Lal Babu Sharma S/O Jawaharlal Sharma Resident Of Mohalla- Pathan Patti, P.S- Thawey and Distt- Gopalgunj 10. Ramashari Ram S/O Late Mahavir Ram, a Resident Of Gangabridge Coloney, House No. C-1, P.S- Alamgunj, Gulbarbagh, Distt- Patna. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is informant of Goraul P.S. Case No.295 of 2010 instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He has filed the present writ petition with a prayer that the official respondents be directed to take action against the private respondent nos. 8 to 10, who were made Patna High Court CR. WJC No.681 of 2011 (2) dt.16-07-2012 accused in the case. The further prayer is that the respondents be directed to arrest the accused persons named in the first information report. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.5, the Superintendent of Police, Hajipur, Vaishali in which in paragraph 6 it has been stated that the said case was supervised by the Dy.S.P., Headquarter, who found that the alleged occurrence has not taken place and, accordingly, final form has been submitted after detailed investigation being F.F. No.197 of 2011 dated 31.7.2011. The final report has been brought on record and marked as Anexure-A to the counter affidavit. In my view, the application has got no merit. It is, accordingly, dismissed. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.