Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40592 of 2011 Heera Poddar & Anr. Versus The State Of Bihar ------- For the Petitioners: Mrs Anita Kumari Singh, Advocate For the State: Mr Mangal Pandit, A.P.P 03/ 27.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioners are in jail custody since 1.6.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] but after investigation charge sheet has been submitted under [STATUTE] . Originally, informant filed complaint case which was converted into Town P.S. Case no. 53/2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 was arrested in connection with Town P.S. Case no. 303/2010 on 31.7.2010 and the aforesaid case had been instituted in respect of murder of father-in-law of petitioner no.2 and informant of the present case was made witness on memorandum of arrest of the aforesaid case but informant did not even whisper about the killing of wife of petitioner no.1 at the time of preparation of the aforesaid memorandum of arrest. It is further contended by him that as a matter of fact, the petitioners have been roped in this case on mere suspicion and except so-called illicit relationship of petitioner no.1 with petitioner no.2, there appears to be nothing against them. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners, Hera Poddar and - 2 - Renu Devi @ Renu Kumari, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Town P.S. Case no. 53/2011. Shahid Hassan (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.