Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23183 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23183 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Wakil Mandal S/O Late Dina Das Mandal R/O Vill- Govindpur(Mohanpur), P.S.-Pirpaintee, Distt-Bhagalpur 2. Dilip Mandal S/O Late Dina Das Mandal R/O Vill- Govindpur(Mohanpur), P.S.-Pirpaintee, Distt-Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioners Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 02 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners along with others are the co-accused in Pirpainty P.S. Case No. 03 of 2011 registered for offence under [STATUTE] and later on [STATUTE] was also added. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the F.I.R. alleges that 14 days prior to the lodging of the F.I.R., the petitioners along with others had been to the residence of the informant and taken away the husband of the informant after which he was not seen. It is further submitted that after four days of lodging of the F.I.R. the body of the husband of the informant was recovered. Learned counsel submits that similarly situated two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23183 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 other co-accused namely Sanjay Mandal and Pago Mandal have been granted bail by a Bench of this Court on 29.7.2011 in Cr. Misc. No. 22941 of 2011. A web copy of the same has been produced before this Court which is being taken on record. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners are in custody since 15.12.2011 and have clean antecedent. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioners are named accused and it was they who had taken away the husband of the informant whose dead body was later found and thus they do not deserve to be released on bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10, 000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur, in Pirpainty P.S. Case No. 03 of 2011. Ravi/- (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.