Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44285 of 2012 (2) dt.12-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44285 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Pappu son of Rafique Alam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-12-2012 Heard Mr. Radha Raman Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Naval Kishore Prasad, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody since 31.08.2012 in connection with Rajoun P.S. Case No. 61 of 2012 registered for offence under [STATUTE] . The First Information Report was instituted on the basis of fardbeyan of the father of the deceased to the effect that the in- laws of her daughter used to torture her physically and mentally. It is alleged that on 29.04.2012, the petitioner had entered into the courtyard of her in-laws house where he had gone for establishing illicit relationship with his daughter. He was caught there by the in-laws and thereafter he was set free by them. The allegation is that thereafter his daughter was killed by all of them including this petitioner. Learned counsel appearing Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44285 of 2012 (2) dt.12-12-2012 on behalf of the petitioner submits that so far as this petitioner is concerned, there could not be any valid reason as to why he would participate in such occurrence, he being admittedly not a family member of the in-laws. He submits that on the basis of the allegations made in the First Information Report, no case under Section 302 is made out against the petitioner. Regard being had to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, let the petitioner Mr. Pappu 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Rajoun P. S. Case No. 61 of 2012. Saif/- (Chakradhari Sharan 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.