Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13263 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13263 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nand Kishor Mehta, 2. Pawan Kishor Mehta, 3. Nawal Kishor Mehta, 4. Intu Mehta alias Intu Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.14148 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Mehta .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against eight accused persons including petitioner Vijay Mehta that they participated in the assault to the victim whereas it is alleged against petitioners Nand Kishore Mehta, Pawan Kishore Mehta, Nawal Kishore Mehta and Intu Mehta that they were associates of the assailants. It is submitted on behalf of these four petitioners that there is no accusation of assault against them. It is submitted on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13263 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 behalf of petitioner Vijay Mehta that the informant has subsequently retracted from the initial version and he could not identify any one and accused Pappu Mehta has been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 21498 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court sees no reason for the learned court below not to give similar relief to the petitioners in case they surrender within six weeks from today in connection with K. Nagar P.S. Case no. 9 of 2011 pending in the court of C.J.M., Purnea. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.