Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24243 of 2012 (2) dt.10-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 24243 of 2012 ====================================================== Amit Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. There is allegation that this petitioner along with three others Appu Kumar, Sail Kumar and Sonu Kumar and the deceased went to attend a marriage ceremony. The informant brother of deceased learnt that deceased has died and dead body lying. There is no eye-witness to the occurrence. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the co- accused, against whom similar allegation and material in the case diary, have been granted bail. The only material against the petitioner is the confessional statement of the co-accused mentioned in paragraphs 40 and 41 of the case diary. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24243 of 2012 (2) dt.10-07-2012 Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case that since there is no witness to the occurrence and the case hinges on circumstantial evidence, the petitioner above named is ordered to 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patnacity in connection with Malsalami P. S. Case No. 93 of 2011. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.