Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6731 of 2012 ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 25(1-b)a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that during marriage procession when protest was made against some misbehaviours then Pappu Yadav and others resorted to firing as a result of which brother of the informant died. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that others including the main accused Pappu Yadav has been acquitted vide Sessions Case No. 547 of 2002. Since the case was instituted in 2002 hence this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner but considering the fact that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6731 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 2 / 2 2 the main accused has been acquitted during trial this Court sees no reason for the learned court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioner if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Tarapur P.S. Case No. 69 of 2002 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Munger. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 302

Statute Text:
Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Murder. Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.