Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17510 of 2012 ====================================================== Jichho Mandal, Son of late Luri Mandal, resident of village-Ekchari Diyara, P.S.-Pirpainty, District-Bhagalpur, at present R/o Kulkuliya, P.S.-Ghogha, District-Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is stated that there is no eye-witness to the occurrence. The petitioner has been remanded to judicial custody on 26.2.2011 and since then, he is rotting in jail. The informant in her fardbeyan suspected hands of five named accused including the petitioner in the alleged murder of her husband. Out of them, co-accused Dilip Mandal, Sanjay Mandal and Narad Mandal have already been granted bail in Cr. Misc. No. 2011 of 2011, 22744 of 2007 and 21555 of 2007 respectively by this Court. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Naugachia in connection with S.T. No. 560 of 2011 arising out of Gopalpur Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17510 of 2012 (2) dt.26-04-2012 2 / 2 2 (Ismilepur) P.S. Case No. 131 of 2006 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modification/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violate any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.