Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40820 of 2012 ====================================================== Babu Lal Yadav, S/o Lalu Yadav, Resident of Village Thuwai, P.S. Sherghati, Dist. Gaya. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 09-10-2012 Having regard to the fact that the co-accused Panwa Devi, the mother-in-law of the deceased, has been granted bail by an order dated 19.7.2012 in Cr. Misc. No. 25257 of 2012, this Court is also inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, father-in-law of the deceased and against whom also there is no allegation of any specific overt act in relation to the alleged offence under [STATUTE] . and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. That being so, the petitioner, namely, Babu Lal Yadav 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 S.D.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 27 of 2012, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The two bail bonds will be furnished, one by a Government servant and the other by a close family relative. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40820 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 2 (ii) The petitioner will remain present in course of trial on each and every day and his absence even for two consecutive days would automatically entail the consequences of cancellation of his bail. (iii) The petitioner in case is now made accused in any other criminal case, that would itself lead to cancellation of his bail. Subject to the aforementioned conditions, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Rishi/- (Mihir Kumar Jha, 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.