Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43596 of 2011 Rajesh Kumar @ Raju S/O Basudeo Prasad R/O Mohalla - Alinagar, P.S. Bihar, District - Nalanda Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2 13.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Laheri P.S. Case No. 172 of 2010 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The F.I.R. is against unknown and the allegation is that 3- 4 unknown persons aged about 25-30 years had suddenly come at the shop of the informant and shot down his son who succumbed to the gun shot injury. Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the letter of the informant placed at Annexure-2 submits that while the F.I.R. has been instituted against unknown, the informant after more than 7 months of the institution of the case has involved the petitioner who happens to be his neighbour, merely on account of certain altercation having taken place between the parties. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having considered the materials on record, let the petitioner namely, Rajesh Kumar @ Raju be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Laheri P.S. Case No. 172 of 2010. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, 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.