Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20687 of 2011 Lachhan Manjhi @ Lachhaman Manjhi, son of Late Parmeshwar Manjhi Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 18.01.2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.08.2009 in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation was of giving one bamboo blow on the head of the victim. The postmortem report suggests only one swelling injury on the head. The report of the learned Court below dated 22nd of July, 2011 reflects that only I.O. and the Doctor are to be examined. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that both have not been examined till date. Earlier also the bail of the petitioner was rejected with observation ‘at present’. Considering the fact that petitioner gave only bamboo blow and no substantial external injury was found and in spite of the observations given in the earlier order, the trial has not been concluded, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sessions Trial No. 693 of 2008, arising out of Mushahari P.S. Case No. 64 of 2008. Learned Trial Court will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner fails to appear on two consecutive occasions during trial. Shageer ( 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.