Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30289 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30289 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Vijay Pandey, 2. Rajkumar Kushwaha alias Raj Kumar Singh, 3. Gauri Pandey, 4. Girja Gond, 5. Mahendra Kushwaha, 6. Kishori Pandey, 7. Kashi Kushwaha alias Thaga Kushwaha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-08-2012 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)(iv) and (x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is that the petitioners forcibly amalgamated the land of the informant with the land on which the temple was situated. It is further alleged that the informant was assaulted and abused by calling the caste name. It is submitted that the accusation under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not specific and there is dispute with regard to the land. The Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30289 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 settlement in favour of the informant was subsequently cancelled which has been brought on record as Annexure 2 and thereafter the present accusation has been levelled and offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has not been committed in public view. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with SC/ST (Bhabua) P.S. Case No. 28 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.