Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2692 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sunil Kumar Gupta@Guddu Gupta, 2. Parmanand Gupta alias Bambam Gupta, 3. Gopi Chand Gupta .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. On recovery of the dead body, the FIR was lodged in 2005. It appears that after five years of lodging of the FIR, the requisitions for issuance of warrant against the petitioners were also filed. It further appears from the record that the other accused Prakash Gupta has been granted regular bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 33231 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court sees no reason for the learned court below not to give similar privilege to the petitioners if they surrender before it within six weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2692 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2 / 2 2 from today in connection with Kumarkhand P.S. Case No. 20 of 2005 pending in the court of C.J.M. Madhepura. The bail application of the petitioners may be disposed of preferably on the same day, if possible. This application is disposed of with the aforementioned observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. 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.