Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5634 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Gandhi Maidan P.S. Case No. 12 of 2005 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act pending in the court of learned Fast Track Court No.- I, Patna. It is alleged that some unknown criminals caused firearm injury to the husband of the informant who subsequently succumbed to the injuries. The name of the petitioner surfaced on the confession of the co-accused. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on the date of occurrence, the petitioner was in custody. Since the case instituted in the year 2005 and charge Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5634 of 2012 (2) dt.01-03-2012 2 / 2 2 sheet has been submitted in the year 2006, this Court is not inclined to interfere, however, after verification of the fact that the petitioner was in custody on the date of occurrence, then the learned court below may grant regular bail to the petitioner. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.