Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22792 of 2012 (3) dt.07-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22792 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashok Mahto, son of Late Kesho Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 07-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of being a contractor working for electricity board along with co-accused, project engineer, was indulging in getting electric poles properly installed and engaged cousin of the informant who was not knowing about the work of electricity and also resisted to do, but he was assured that power has been shut down, but he Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22792 of 2012 (3) dt.07-08-2012 during work died due to electric shock. Submission is of false implication and co-accused having been granted privilege under section 438 Cr.P.C., besides the above, there is no material to show that petitioner ever insisted and assured that power is shut down. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, in connection with Giriyak P.S. Case No. 97 of 2011, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304

Statute Text:
Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, If act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc. Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.