Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14730 of 2012 ====================================================== Singheshwar Sahni, Son of Late Nathuni Sahni. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 10-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/4 Explosive Substance Act. In this case, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation as the person in use of one of the looted mobile phone during occurrence. Submission is of false implication without any connecting material and neither at any point of time petitioner or the mobile phone was put on test identification parade. Further, petitioner carries no criminal antecedent. If it is so, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 312 of 2010 (G.R. No. 4370/2010 & Trial No. 1098/2011, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14730 of 2012 (3) dt.10-07-2012 2 / 2 2 and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.