Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17509 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Altaf, Son of Md. Aley, R/o Mohalla-Said Nagar, P.S.-Laheriyasaray, District-Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. A copy of charge sheet has been produced in court which should be kept on record. It is submitted that though the case was registered under [STATUTE] , upon conclusion of investigation the police submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . According to the F.I.R., it is alleged that the petitioner and one Bikash were catching hold of the informant while co-accused Raghav Kumar Ray and Prince Kumar @ Priyanshu Prince inflicted dagger blow upon him. The injury report has been brought on record and marked as annexure-3 to the petition, which shows that the injuries sustained by the informant were all simple in nature. Co-accused Prince Kumar @ Priyanshu Prince, who is said to have inflicted chhura blow upon the informant, has already been granted bail by order dated 29.2.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 6025 of 2012 by this Court, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17509 of 2012 (2) dt.26-04-2012 2 / 2 2 thus, it is contended that the case of the petitioner stands on better footing to that of the co-accused who has already been granted bail by this Court. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 480 of 2011 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modification/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violate any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 324

Statute Text:
Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.