Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 47808 of 2012 ====================================================== Sakuntala Devi, Wife of Chando Chauhan, resident of Village- Hazratpur Tola Baluahi, P.S. –Narhat, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. For the Opposite Party : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2. 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 117 of 2012 registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is said to have assaulted the informant and others including the deceased from the roof top of her house with brickbats. The deceased, as per the post mortem report, died due to injury on his head and elbow. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and being a woman has been falsely implicated along with other menfolk. It is submitted that there has been no injury to any other person and further that the injury on the deceased due to which death has occurred is only on account of throwing the stone and that too as per the F.I.R. is attributed to the other co-accused namely, Sunil Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47808 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 2 / 2 2 Chauhan. Learned counsel submits that she is in custody since 02.09.2012 without there being any past criminal history. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, let the abovenamed petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in Narhat P.S. Case No. 117 of 2012. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.