Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49358 of 2012 (2) dt.19-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 49358 of 2012 ====================================================== Paritosh Mandal, Son of Vijay Mandal. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 02. 19.12.2012 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. The Petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offences under [STATUTE] . Considering that there is direct allegation against the Petitioner, I am not inclined to grant him bail. The prayer for bail is rejected. The Magistrate concerned is directed to expedite the committal proceeding and in seisin of the case the Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and for which reason he is directed to send a list of the witnesses fixing specific dates for production of the witnesses along with a copy of this order in connection with Amdabad P.S. Case No. 214/2011 to the Superintendent of Police, Katihar and the Superintendent of Police, Katihar is directed to ensure production of the witnesses on the date so fixed by the Trial Court so that there is no further delay in trial. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 376

Statute Text:
Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Rape. Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.