Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13238 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashish Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.15121 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Kumar 2. Vijay Kumar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 16-04-2012 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 by the informant that the informant went on the order of the BDO, Sour Bazar for physical verification of the pension holders under the social security scheme when he was being manhandled, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13238 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 2/2 assaulted and abused by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that one Birbal Ram lodged a case making accusation of assault and committing theft on 13.10.2011 at 11.30 A.M. though the alleged occurrence took place on 08.10.2011 and the present informant lodged the case for the occurrence of 08.10.2011 on 13.10.2011 at 3.00 P.M. Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR by the informant which clouds the bonafide of the accusation, 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, Saharsa in connection with Sour Bazar P.S. Case No. 289 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.