Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25114 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25114 of 2012 ====================================================== Satrughan Manjhi, son of Mahendra Manjhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in connection with Bajpatti P.S. Case No. 42 of 2012 pending before Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri, Sitamarhi, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case of gang rape upon the informant which also finds support from the medical evidence. Submission is of false implication only being elder brother of main culprit. But taking into consideration, specific accusation supported by medical evidence, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, court below is directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid undue delay and adjournments. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.