Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17115 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17115 of 2012 ====================================================== Baby Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.19190 of 2012 ====================================================== Pramod Singh @ Pramod Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being maternal aunt (Mausi) and elder brother of the husband of the deceased are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the informant that his daughter was married with Pintu Singh ten years ago when Pintu Singh subsequently developed illicit relationship with Banti Kumari and subsequently when Banti Kumari came to know that Pintu Singh is married, she deserted Pintu Singh but the daughter of the informant was being badly treated by the inlaws’ family when she was shifted in separate room and ultimately, the daughter of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17115 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 informant was killed by causing fire arm injury. It appears that the husband Pintu Singh has some criminal antecedent. It is submitted that petitioner Baby Devi is not named in the FIR. Her name sprang up on the direction of the supervising authority whereas petitioner Pramod Singh has been named in the FIR and the informant is not witness to the occurrence. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against Pintu Singh, the husband of the deceased, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah in connection with Nawadah Town P.S. Case No. 593 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.