Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40854 of 2012 ====================================================== Siti Singh @ Uma Shankar Singh S/O Ramjee Singh R/O Village- Panchkhuti, Mehar Tola, P.S- Kursella, Distt- Katihar. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his 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). The accusations are of making assault, abusing by calling caste name and putting the house on fire. It is submitted that accusation under I.P.C. are bailable when the petitioner is a constable and due to some hot exchange on the eve of Holi accusation has been levelled when the occurrence has not taken place in public view and for occurrence of 08.03.2012 at 5.00 P.M., F.I.R. was registered on 09.03.2012 at 9.45 A.M. It is orally submitted that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40854 of 2012 (2) dt.23-11-2012 2 / 2 2 the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, 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 Naugachhia SC/ST 04 of 2012, G.R. No. 250 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Naugachhia, Bhagalpur, 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.