Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8283 of 2012 ====================================================== Naresh Ravidas @ Patel Ravidas @ Patal .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.8507 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Da @ Sunil Baitha .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 25.12.2011 and 24.03.2011 respectively in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . and 17 of C. L. Act. The name of the petitioners sprang up on confession of one Anil Rabidas and Anil Rabidas has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No.2300 of 2012. There is no recovery from the petitioners nor the petitioners have been put on T. I. Parade. Considering the same, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8283 of 2012 (2) dt.19-03-2012 2 / 2 2 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Kiul, Lakhisarai, in connection with Rail Jhajha P.S. Case No. 09 of 2005. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.