Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3681 of 2012 ====================================================== Ravindra Chaurasiya @ Ravi ... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mahendra Thakur, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Dr.Ravindra Kumar,A.P.p. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 23-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and 25(1-B)A/26 of the Arms Act. The miscreants while committing dacoity killed one person, when on the spot one Shambu Yadav was arrested with country made pistol and a used cartridge who named this petitioner and Amar Singh . It is submitted that Armar Singh has been granted bail and there is no recovery from the possession of the petitioner, though the petitioner is accused in one another case in which he his on bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3681 of 2012 (3) dt.23-02-2012 2 / 2 2 named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like mount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M, Daudnagar, Aurangabad in connection with Goh P.S. Case no. 25 of 2009. M.Rahman/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 396

Statute Text:
Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code. Murder in Dacoity. If any one of five or more persons, who are conjointly committing dacoity, commits murder in so committing dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.