Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44830 of 2011 ====================================================== Amrendra Rai @ A.P.Lal, son of Akshay Lal Rai, resident of village- Mahesiya, P.S.-Derni, District- Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 3- 03-02-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Derni P.S. Case No.8 of 2002 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. The FIR was against unknown and the name of this petitioner has transpired during the course of investigation. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a next door neighbour of the informant and the informant having seen the assailants of his brother escaping on the motorcycle, did not identify the petitioner rather the FIR was instituted against unknown. It is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and that considering the circumstance a Bench of this Court has released the brother of this petitioner on bail who is also co-accused in this case in Cr. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44830 of 2011 (3) dt.03-02-2012 2 Misc. No.15858 of 2008 vide order dated 3.6.2008. Regard being had to the submission of learned counsel, let the petitioner, namely, Amarendra Rai @ A.P.Lal be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri P.K. Choudhary, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran at Chapra in connection with Derni P.S. Case No.8 of 2002. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.