Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4538 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj @ Manoj Kumar @ Chelwa .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 07.05.2010 in connection with S. Tr. No. 590 of 2010 arising out of Garkha P.S. Case No. 99 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned 1st Addl. Sessions Judge, Saran. It is alleged that this petitioner assaulted the deceased with knife. This information was received by the informant through one Shyam Babu Singh. A supplementary affidavit with regard to the evidence of Shyam Babu Singh has been brought on record to suggest that Shyam Babu Singh has not supported the accusation and has been declared hostile. Considering the fact that the trial is going on, this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4538 of 2012 (2) dt.16-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail if the trial is not concluded within a period of nine months. Accordingly, the application is rejected. Amrendra/- (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.