Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43338 of 2012 (2) dt.31-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43338 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Siraj, son of Late Sk. Salim, resident of Village- Khariyara, P.S. Barahat, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 31-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Banka (Barahat) P.S. Case No. 122 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. There is direct allegation of firing by rifle by this petitioner. From the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, it appears that post mortem report shows one bullet and five small pellet has been recovered from abdominal cavity of the deceased. Having regard to the facts and circumstance of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner at this stage. However, trial court is directed to expedite the trial for early disposal. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 149

Statute Text:
Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. If an offence be committed by any member of an unlawful assembly, every other member of such assembly shall be guilty of the offence. If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.