Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36136 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36136 of 2012 ====================================================== Anil Mandal, son of Srilal Mandal, resident of Village- Nagira Ghorghat, Police Station- Bariarpur, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 25-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Mansi P.S. Case No. 60 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] . In the F.I.R. it has been alleged that daughter of the informant was taken by the accused Arvind Mandal on the pretext of illness of his mother. Thereafter instead of taking her to sasural he taking her to another Village- Ajmerypur, and when the informant tried to take her then accused persons driven out the daughter of the informant. It is further alleged that accused persons administered her poison and admitted to hospital where she died. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no specific role attributed to this petitioner who happens to father of main accused Arvind Mandal. It is further submitted that mother of said Arvind Mandal has been granted anticipatory bail by this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36136 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 Court in Cr. Misc. No. 35133 of 2012 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria, in connection with Mansi P.S. Case No. 60 of 2010. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 328

Statute Text:
Section 328 of the Indian Penal Code. Administering stupefying drug with intent to cause hurt, etc. Whoever administers to or causes to be taken by any person any poison or any stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome drug, or other thing with intent to cause hurt to such person, or with intent to commit or to facilitate the commission of an offence or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.