Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7843 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jitendra Singh 2. Om Prakash Singh 3. Rama Singh 4. Laxman Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 15-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3 (1) (x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that on 20.01.2011 the petitioners and others made assault, demanded extortion, snatched Rs. 1500/- and abused by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the accusation of 20.01.2011 the FIR was lodged on 06.02.2011. The delayed lodging of the FIR clouds the bonafide of the accusation. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7843 of 2012 (2) dt.15-03-2012 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapran in connection with Hajipur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 33 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.