Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7440 of 2007 Kapleshwar Sah son of late Manroj Sah resident of village Jagdishpur Police Station Pusa, District Samastipur …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Minor Irrigation, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary, Minor Irrigation, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Chief Engineer, North Tube well Project Minor Irrigation, Muzaffarpur 5. The Superintending Engineer, Tubewell circle, Darbhanga 6. The Executive Engineer, Tubewell Division, Samastipur 7. The Executive Engineer, Tubewell Division, Begusarai … …. Respondents ---------------------------------- 02/ 06.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. At the relevant time, petitioner served as a Tube-well Operator in the Tube-well Division, Samastipur. He was made accused in a case under [STATUTE] on allegations which was not connected with his official duty. In the said criminal case, he was also convicted under judgment dated 21.7.2000. In the light of conviction in the said criminal case, he has also been dismissed from service under order, bearing No. 165 dated 2 29.8.2006, paragraph 4 whereof itself provides that the dismissal order is subject to the result of the Criminal Appeal No. 377 of 2000 filed by the petitioner against the judgment of conviction dated 21.7.2000. 3. In the light of the aforesaid observation of the departmental authorities themselves that the dismissal of the petitioner shall be subject to the result of the Cr. Appeal No. 377 of 2000 filed by the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, 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.