Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27579 of 2012 ====================================================== Ranjit Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that in the marriage party while watching the dance performance, someone resorted to firing which caused injury to one Santosh who was being taken to Patna for treatment when he died. The petitioner is the father of bridegroom. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that it is not alleged that who actually fired as the petitioner was involved in the performance of the marriage and the investigation is still pending. Considering the nature of accusation, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27579 of 2012 (2) dt.06-08-2012 2/2 (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur (Patna) in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 46 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted on filing of the affidavit by the petitioner before the learned court below to the effect that he will regularly co-operate in the investigation. The said affidavit will be transmitted to the I.O., concerned. Non-co-operation in the investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of the bail of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304A

Statute Text:
Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code. Causing death by rash or negligent act. Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.