Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21351 of 2012 (3) dt.25-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21351 of 2012 ====================================================== Munna @ Nuria .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 25-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that one Md. Alam took the victim to participate in the marriage of the daughter of Md. Akhtar. After some time, the mother of the victim heard the sound of gun fire when she along with wife of the victim went to the place of occurrence, saw several accused persons including this petitioner assaulting the victim with sword, dagger while some of them were armed with pistol. It is submitted that the victim was a veteran criminal and he was killed while committing some offence and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that the informant and wife of the deceased could not see the actual occurrence. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21351 of 2012 (3) dt.25-07-2012 It appears that Md. Manjur who was having similar accusation has been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 9742 of 2012. Considering the aforesaid facts, this court sees no reason for the learned court below not to give similar relief to the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Khodawandpur P.S. (O.P. Chhaurahi) Case no. 157 of 2011 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Begusarai. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.