Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4144 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar For the State : Mr. M. Haque ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The F.I.R. was lodged on recovery of the dead body of a female from an Alto Car. Petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. but during investigation the name of the petitioner surfaced, when it was found that Alto Car was registered in the name of this petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that much prior to the occurrence the vehicle was sold to one Md. Khalil but registration was not transferred. Considering the nature of accusation, it is not a case for anticipatory bail. Let learned Court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, without being prejudiced by the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4144 of 2012 (2) dt.08-02-2012 2 / 2 2 order of this Court. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off in connection with Mushari P.S. Case No. 80 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar 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.