Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4951 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Suraj Thakur S/O Rajendra Thakur Resident Of Village Birndan Colony Hussainabad, P.S. Mojahidpur (Babarganj), Distt. Bhagalpur. 2. Sonu Thakur S/O Rajendra Thakur Resident Of Village Birndan Colony Hussainabad, P.S. Mojahidpur (Babarganj), Distt. Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 16.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of making assault and abusing by calling caste name. It appears that after investigation charges-sheet was submitted only under the bailable provisions but differing with the same cognizance has been taken under SC/ST Act. Considering the fact that accusation has not been found true by the investigating agency, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4951 of 2012 (2) dt.16-02-2012 2/2 in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Mojahidpur (Babarganj) P.S. Case No. 68 of 2011, G.R. No. 1175 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.