Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13088 of 2012 (2) dt.06-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13088 of 2012 ========================================== Arjun Rai, son of Sri Shatrudhan Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in connection with Warisnagar (Mathurapur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 58/2011 pending before Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. I, Samastipur, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner who is in custody since 17.03.2011, is one of the named accused in this case and committed rape upon informant after betrayal of confidence deposed upon. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously without undue adjournment. Petitioner, if so wishes, may renew the prayer before the trial after examination of victim cum informant. During trial. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 376

Statute Text:
Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Rape. Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.