Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.47037 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Rai @ Chandramoshan Saran & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-12-2012 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] , 27 of the Arms Act and 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act). It is alleged that when the informant reached near the rice mill of the petitioners then the petitioners abused by calling caste name and assaulted the informant with fists and slaps. It is further alleged that the petitioner no.1 Sanjay Rai snatched Rs. 5,000/- when firing was also resorted to, from the roof. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the occurrence is of 26.10.2012 when the F.I.R. was registered on 06.11.2012 when no injury was caused to the informant and a statement Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47037 of 2012 (2) dt.05-12-2012 2 / 2 2 to that effect has been made in paragraph no. 12 of the petition and admittedly occurrence has taken place in the premises of the petitioners which can not be treated to be a place of public view. A supplementary affidavit has been filed to the effect that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Sanjay Rai @ Chandramohan Saran and Sikandey Mishra @ Shiwakanday Mishra 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 Buxar (ST/ST) P.S. Case No. 22 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. Buxar, 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.