Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41880 of 2011 (3) dt.07-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41880 of 2011 ====================================================== Md. Saukat & Anr. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 07.02.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, petitioner no.1 is own father-in-law of the deceased whereas petitioner no.2 is sister of petitioner no.1. Admittedly, neither informant nor any proposed witness has seen the actual killing of the deceased and it appears from perusal of the impugned order that 9th Addl. Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur has rejected prayer for bail of the petitioners mentioning this fact that the deceased himself supported the allegation prior to his death but learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the alleged occurrence took place on 22.11.2010 but the statement of the deceased was recorded on 7.1.2011 when he was in company of his family members. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners, Md Saukat and Fatma Khatoon, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41880 of 2011 (3) dt.07-02-2012 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in Gaighat P.S. Case no. 27/2011. Shahid (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.