Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34402 of 2012 (3) dt.05-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34402 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ashok Singh S/O Late Maheshwar Singh R/O Village- Bedauli, P.S.- Sare, District- Nalanda 2. Guli @ Amlesh Kumar S/O Sri Ashok Singh R/O Village- Bedauli, P.S.- Sare, District- Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 05-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(iii)(x)(xi) and (xii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of trying to undress the informant, making assault and abusing by calling the caste name. It is submitted that the occurrence took place on 19.5.2012 and the FIR has been registered on 1.6.2012 when no injury has been caused and the accusation under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is simply cosmetic in nature. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34402 of 2012 (3) dt.05-12-2012 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with SC/ST P.S. (Nalanda) Case No. 31 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.