Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20416 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Tikam @ Sunil Kumar 2. Khela Nand Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04/ 10-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Shyama Devi took the deceased with her and subsequently his dead body was recovered. The name of the petitioner sprang up during investigation. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim has illicit relationship with Shyama Devi and subsequently he wanted to establish physical relationship with the daughter-in- law of Shyama Devi when he was killed. It appears that one Vijay Mandal has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20416 of 2012 (4) dt.10-09-2012 2/2 been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 16579 of 2012. This Court sees no reason for learned court below not to give same privilege to the petitioners, if the petitioners surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Andhramath P.S. Case No. 65 of 2010 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, District – Madhubani. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.