Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4891 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Paswan, son of Anurudra Paswan, resident of village and P.S.-Kanti, Distt.-Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH) 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] . It is contended that the offences are bailable in nature. The petitioner was already on bail and due to lack of pairvi his bail bonds stood cancelled by order dated 20.2.2007. The petitioner, thereafter, surrendered on 8.11.2011. It is submitted that the petitioner is a poor daily wages earner and in order to earn his livelihood, he had gone outside and had entrusted pairvi to the pairvikar, who failed to make proper pairvi in time and as a result thereof, his bail stood cancelled. He undertakes to be vigilant in future. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4891 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2 / 2 2 to the satisfaction of Sri A.K. Shukla, the learned S.D.J.M., Muzaffarpur in connection with Muzaffarpur Sadar P.S. Case No. 69 of 1999 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he will take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 279

Statute Text:
Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code. Driving or riding on a public way so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life, etc. Whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.