Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42178 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sailesh Thakur. 2. Kameshwar Thakur. 3. Dev Nandan Thakur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that Subodh Kumar was taken away by these petitioners and when the informant protested then he was abused by calling caste name when Subodh Kumar was taken to the house of accused side and there they assaulted Subodh Kumar. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that Subodh Kumar attempted to commit theft in the house of the petitioners when the case being Hilsa P.S. Case No. 422 of 2012 was registered on 18.08.2012 making accusation under [STATUTE] in which Subodh Kumar has been charge sheeted then the present case has been registered. It is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42178 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2/2 further submitted that the accusation under SC/ST Act has not been committed in public view. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 425 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) 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.