Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24876 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24876 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raghunath Mandal S/O Yogi Mandal R/O Village- Dakshini Sahasram, P.S.- Biraul, Distt.- Darbhanga .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Kamran For the State : Mr. Ashok Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-07-2012 Heard Md. Kamran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashok Kumar, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor, for the State. The petitioner apprehends arrest in Biraul P.S. case No. 142 of 2000 which has been registered under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The prosecution case alleges offences under [STATUTE] . As per the complaint petition filed by the father of Anita Devi, she was married to Vijay Kumar Mahto in the year 1998 and she has been tortured for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry from the very beginning by the husband and other family members. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24876 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits so far this petitioner is concerned, he is in no way associated with the occurrence alleged and he is just distantly related to husband of Anita, the victim. In that view of the matter, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within four weeks from today before the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Fast Track Court at Benipur ( Darbhanga) in S.T. No. 252 of 2002 arising out of Biraul P.S. case No. 142 of 2000, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Arun Kumar/- (Chakradhari Sharan 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.