Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40909 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Lalan Prasad Kushwaha S/O Ram Ekbal Prasad Kushwaha R/O Vill- Mahuawa, P.S.-Pipra, Distt-East Champaran. 2. Chunnu Prasad Kushwaha S/O Beni Prasad Kushwaha R/O Vill- Mahuawa, P.S.-Pipra, Distt-East Champaran. 3. Bharat Mali@Bharat Bhagat S/O Chandradeo Mali R/O Vill-Mahuawa, P.S.-Pipra, Distt-East Champaran. 4. Krishna Kumar@Dhrub Kumar S/O Kamta Prasad Kushwaha R/O Vill- Mahuawa, P.S.-Pipra, Distt-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-11-2012 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)(xi) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). It is alleged that marriage ceremony was going on in the house of the informant when the petitioners’ side teased some girl of informant’s side as a result of which some hot exchange took place when the informant’s side was abused by calling caste name. It is submitted that accusation is omnibus and general when it is not alleged that offence has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40909 of 2012 (2) dt.26-11-2012 2 / 2 2 been committed in public view and the informant has retracted from his initial version and filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hazipur SC/ST P.S. Case No. 184 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. East Champaran, Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.