Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26480 of 2012 (3) dt.09-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26480 of 2012 ====================================================== Sugriv Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 09.10.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.8.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act as well as ¾ of the Explosive Sustenance Act. The petitioner is not named in the first information report though the informant claimed himself to be an eye-witness of the alleged occurrence. The name of this petitioner came in this case in the statement of one Upendra Singh whose statement has been recorded at para 21 of the case diary. The aforesaid Upendra Singh stated that the petitioner and two others namely, Rajiv Paswan and Rajo Paswan were also present along with other accused and first firing was made by Ajay Singh, Ramashray Singh and Rambali Singh and after that indiscriminate firings were made and at the same time, one Jagir Singh hurled bomb causing bomb injuries to the deceased. Although the aforesaid witness claimed to have identified the petitioner at the time of alleged occurrence but he did not disclose the specific role played by the petitioner. Accordingly, petitioner, Sugriv Thakur, is directed to be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26480 of 2012 (3) dt.09-10-2012 released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge III, Begusarai in Sessions trial no. 121/2012 arising out of Nawkothi P.S. Case no. 52/1999. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.