Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3445 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahesh Rai 2. Indra Bihari Rai @ Indra Bihari 3. Nawal Rai @ Nawal Kishore Rai. 4. Harideo Rai. 5. Manohar Rai @ Manohar Kumar 6. Saroj Rai @ Saroj Raut @ Suraj Kumar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Section 3(I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. On refusal to work as a labourer, the assault was made and it is alleged that Rs. 2,000/- were taken from the pocket of the informant and the informant was abused by calling caste name. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3445 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 2 / 2 2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that due to the grouping in the village the case has been lodged and no specific accusation under SC/ST act was levelled and the specific accusation is levelled against petitioner no.5. This court is not inclined to grant bail to petitioner no.5, however let the learned court below consider the regular bail of petitioner no.5 without being prejudiced by the order of this Court if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks. Considering the nature of accusation, let the above named petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 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 the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Bela P.S. Case No. 29 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Amrendra/- (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.