Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22832 of 2012 (3) dt.08-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22832 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shriman Narayan Rai S/O Late Bijay Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 08-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. One unknown dead body was found but in course of investigation, the dead body was identified by father and other family members of the deceased. The father of the deceased stated that deceased was married with the petitioner but petitioner used to torture her on account of non-fulfilment of illegal demand and being fed up with the behaviour of the petitioner, deceased started residing at his house. He further submitted that fifteen to twenty days ago the deceased was taken away by petitioner and one co- accused Arvind Singh from her parental home. Subsequently, her dead body was recovered. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that father of the deceased has very clearly admitted in his statement recorded at para-26 of the case diary that before death, deceased was Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22832 of 2012 (3) dt.08-08-2012 carrying pregnancy but in post-mortem report no pregnancy was found. It is further contended by him that co-accused Arvind Singh has already been granted privilege of bail by the learned court below itself. Although, it is very serious case of murder and some burn injuries said to be caused by acid were found on the person of the deceased but considering the above stated submissions as well as facts and circumstances of the case, particularly, keeping in mind that it is a case of [STATUTE] and having more or less similar allegation one co-accused Arvind Singh has already been granted privilege of bail by the learned court below itself, let the petitioner 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Sahar P.S. Case No. 44 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (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.