Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44647 of 2011 Dr. Nikhil Kumar Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 02/ 12.01.2012 Supplementary affidavit is filed on behalf of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3(I-X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Allegation against the petitioner is that he did not provide proper treatment to the husband of the informant and also humiliate her by calling her castes name. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner was not on duty when the deceased was admitted in the hospital and subsequently, in the next morning petitioner left hospital at 8 a.m. and after that the deceased died at 8.10 a.m. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Dr. Nikhil Kumar, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in Bettiah Town P.S. Case no. 569/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.