Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43045 of 2011 (3) dt.31-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43045 of 2011 ====================================================== Arvind Chourasia @ (Mahto), SON OF Bisundeo Mahto. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) 3 31-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State. Petitioner being husband of the deceased is in jail custody since 23.08.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to prosecution case itself, the marriage of petitioner had taken place with deceased in the year 1994 but after some time of the aforesaid marriage the relation between petitioner and deceased became strained and deceased filed maintenance case as well as other cases against the petitioner. Furthermore, in course of investigation when Dy. S.P. recorded the statement of witnesses, it came to light that deceased was not residing with the petitioner rather she was residing in another village. Moreover, none has seen the actual killing of the deceased. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43045 of 2011 (3) dt.31-01-2012 directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Sarai Ranjan P.S. Case No. 63 of 2011. Md. Ibrarul/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.