Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21412 of 2012 (4) dt.30-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21412 of 2012 ====================================================== Sheo Shankar Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04/ 30.07.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner being father-in-law of the deceased is in jail custody since 17.3.2012 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, charge sheet was submitted under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, the aforesaid case was registered on the basis of fardbeyan of the husband of the deceased who stated that while he along with the deceased was going, some unknown persons robbed them and committed murder of the deceased but in course of investigation, it appears that the deceased was killed for lust of dowry. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Sheo Shankar Prasad, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati (Gaya) in Kothi P.S. Case no. 12/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 364

Statute Text:
Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.