Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2694 of 2012 (2) dt.09-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2694 of 2012 ====================================================== Bhola Verma .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that on 17.09.2011 the petitioner attempted to establish forceful physical relationship. Subsequently on 21.09.2011 she was being taken away by one Vijay Verma who used to visit the house of the petitioner and subsequently the victim was being relieved by Vijay Verma on 14.10.2011 then the present F.I.R. was lodged. The delayed lodging of the F.I.R. clouds the bonafide of accusation, let the petitioner 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 the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2694 of 2012 (2) dt.09-02-2012 C.J.M. Sheikhpura in connection with Ariari P.S. Case No. 150 of 2011. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 376

Statute Text:
Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Rape. Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.