In Brief
The petitioners Chandan Kumar Ray and Biju Ray sought pre-arrest bail in a criminal case arising from a boundary dispute. The accused had fenced bamboo on their boundary, prompting the informant's strong objection which led to a physical altercation. The victim sustained only simple injuries. The Supreme Court granted pre-arrest bail of Rs. 10,000 with one surety of equal amount, holding that the simple nature of the injury did not attract the graver offence of grievous hurt under Section 354 IPC, and the matter could be adequately addressed through bail conditions requiring appearance before the Investigating Officer within 15 days.
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