Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4452 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4452 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pir Mohammad Gaddi, S/O Late Shahid Gaddi R/O Village - Badarawa, P.S. Yogapatti, District - West Champaran. 2. Bhagelu Chaudhary, S/O Late Gopal Chaudhary, R/O Village - Badarawa, P.S. Yogapatti, District - West Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Ajay Kumar-I, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2012 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] . The accusation is of lifting sari of informant with an intention to establish forceful physical relationship. For the occurrence of 02.09.2011, F.I.R. was lodged on 11.09.2011 whereas at earlier point of time petitioners’ side lodged a case against the informant under [STATUTE] . Delayed lodging of the F. I. R. clouds the bonafide of accusation, let the petitioners, above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4452 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 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 Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 288 of 2011 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. Bettiah, West Champaran, 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.