Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16129 of 2012 (2) dt.03-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16129 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Sewak Singh @ Ram Sewak Mahto, son of Bandhu Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 03-05-2012 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 who is in custody since 06.01.2012 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case with allegation that he is the person initially throwing stone chips resulting into provocation and continued serious scuffling, on arrival of other co- accused, further resulting into serious injuries caused to the wife of the informant who subsequently during treatment died. Submission is that except throwing stone chips aimlessly there is nothing against the petitioner. Moreover, the informant realizing the real fact entered into compromise. Counter case also has been withdrawn. Having regard to the facts and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16129 of 2012 (2) dt.03-05-2012 circumstances of the case, in the event of informant appearing before the court below supporting factum of compromise with his free-will and consent without any coercion and also stood as one of the bailors, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, Rohtas, in connection with Sasaram (T) P.S. Case No. 1024/2011, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304

Statute Text:
Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, If act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc. Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.