Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17864 of 2010 ====================================================== Arjun Rai, S/O Late Kokil Rai, Resident of Village- Bidupur Dih, P.O.- Bidupur Bazar, Distt.- Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Saran 3. The Block Development Officer, Sonpur, Saran 4. The Circle Officer, Sonpur, Saran 5. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Bidupur, Vaishali 6. The Panchayat Sevak Gram Panchayat Raj Bidupur, Vaishali 7. The Registrar Birth and Death Department, Sonpur, Saran. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur For the Respondent/s : Mr. (Gp2) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-03-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make Birth, Death and Registration Officer as respondent no.7 to this writ application. In the instant writ application, the petitioner prays for a direction to the respondents authorities to issue death certificate of his son, who was killed on 02.01.2010 by some miscreants giving rise to Sonpur P.S. case no. 03 of 2010 under [STATUTE] . as well as Section 27 of the Arms Act dated 02.01.2010. The petitioner submits that his son Satya Narayan Rai was killed on 02.01.2010 when he had come to his maternal uncle’s house namely village Sahpur Diyara, P.S. Sonpur, district Patna High Court CWJC No.17864 of 2010 (2) dt.12-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Chapra on the eve of 2010 new year. The petitioner submits that the wife of the deceased had died three years back and a death certificate has already been issued in respect of her death by respondent no.7 in view of memo of the concerned Block Development Officer. I find that the petitioner too had made representation before the Block Development Officer, Sonpur, Saran, Chapra for grant of death certificate. The petitioner would produce copy of the F.I.R. before the Block Development Officer, Sonpur, Saran, Chapra with due fact that his son died on 02.01.2010. On receipt of application of the petitioner, the Block Development Officer, Sonpur, Saran, Chapra would issue necessary direction to respondent no.7 for issuance of death certificate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order along with the application. This application stands disposed of. Uday/- (Samarendra Pratap 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.