Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22694 of 2012 (2) dt.28-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22694 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Aklu Singh, 2. Arjun Singh, 3. Singeshwar Singh, 4. Basuki Singh, 5. Munni Devi, 6. Jangli Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that the informant was abused by calling the caste name, theft was committed and the complainant side was asked to leave the village. It is submitted that the complainant is in habit of lodging cases which gets reflected from the public petition filed by the villagers as contained in Annexure 2. Admittedly, the occurrence did not take place within the public view and for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22694 of 2012 (2) dt.28-06-2012 occurrence of 1.3.2010 the complaint was lodged on 7.4.2010. Considering the delayed lodging of the complaint, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with C.A. No. 896 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.