Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44193 of 2011 Ajit Roy, S/O-Satto Roy Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02 10.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.07.2011 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. Allegedly, petitioner along with other first information report named accused persons mercilessly beaten up the deceased and at the time of the alleged occurrence petitioner was armed with iron rod but submission on behalf of the petitioner is that altogether 12 persons are named in the first information report with allegation of assault but deceased has sustained only one injury which is evident from perusal of Annexure-2, the Photostat copy of post-mortem report of the deceased. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly, keeping in mind that no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioner and the deceased has sustained only one injury on his head, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to 2 the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 92 of 2011. SHAHZAD ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.