Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39719 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sailesh Kumar S/O Ramadhar Mahto Village - Shankarpur, P.S. - Obra, Distt. - Aurangabad 2. Nikhil Kumar S/O Ramadhar Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhanauki, P.S. - Agamkuan, Distt. - Patna 3. Rakesh Kumar S/O Ramadhar Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhanauki, P.S. - Agamkuan, Distt. - Patna 4. Sarita Devi W/O Ramadhar Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhanauki, P.S. - Agamkuan, Distt. - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-10-2012 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)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of making assault and abusing by calling the caste name. It is submitted that no injury was caused when for the occurrence of 11.7.2012 the FIR was registered on 15.7.2012 and the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has not been committed in public Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39719 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 2/2 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, Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 103 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.