Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25242 of 2012 ====================================================== Nikesh Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 31-08-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 27 of the Arms Act. The brother’s wife of the informant was killed in the night on 17.06.2010 when on 18.06.2010 the First Information Report was lodged against unknown when the subsequent statement of the informant was recorded where also the informant did not name the petitioner. The third statement of the informant was recorded on 24.06.2010 where he claims to have seen the petitioner and others killing the victim, whereas in para 22 and 23 of the case diary, the hearsay witnesses have supported the prosecution case. Considering the fact that informant has not named the petitioner in the First Information Report and the subsequent statement and except informant, none have seen Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25242 of 2012 (3) dt.31-08-2012 2 / 2 2 the occurrence, let the petitioner namely Nikesh Jha, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory 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 Katoria P.S. Case No. 121 of 2010. 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.