Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29600 of 2012 ====================================================== Shailendra Kumar Singh @ Sailendra Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that the informant Sushil Kumar Singh was shot fire by some unknown persons. Subsequently, he succumbed to injuries. The name of the petitioner surfaced during investigation. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that one Balwant Kumar Singh was granted anticipatory bail till conclusion of investigation. Thereafter, Balwant Kumar Singh has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 36767 of 2010 by this Court. In view of this Court, the anticipatory bail application is not maintainable in view of ratio Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29600 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 2 / 2 2 laid down in the case of Bishundeo Sahu Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2011(1) P.L.J.R.731. Let the learned court below consider prayer for regular bail of the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in view of ratio laid down in the aforesaid case and considering the fact that some other similarly situated accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. With this observation, the application is disposed off in connection with Madanpur P.S. Case No. 186 of 2009 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Aurangabad. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (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.