Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8664 of 2012 (4) dt.11-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8664 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bali @ Baliram Mandal S/O Late Banku Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 13.08.2010 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner is not named in the first information report but in course of investigation some witnesses as well as spy of the police expressed their suspicion against the petitioner. Later on, petitioner was arrested and allegedly, he confessed his guilt leading to recovery of one kulhari which is said to have been used in committing the murder of the deceased. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that according to confessional statement of petitioner, he gave twice blow to the deceased but post mortem report of the deceased reveals that only one injury was found on the person of the deceased and, therefore, the aforesaid fact belies the so-called Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8664 of 2012 (4) dt.11-10-2012 confessional statement of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Bhagalpur in connection with Sessions Case No. 1308 of 2010 arising out of Amdanda P.S. Case No. 52 of 2010. 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.