Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29559 of 2012 (4) dt.19-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29559 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar, son of Suresh Parasad, resident of Village- Gopalpur, P.S. Warsaliganj, District- Nawada. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4 19-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Barsaliganj P.S. Case No. 63 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] . There is direction allegation of rape against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in this case charge has already been framed. However, it has been submitted that a compromise petition has been filed by the petitioner. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner at this stage. Since charge has already been framed in this case, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial for early disposal of this case preferably within a period of six months. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file a petition after exhausting non-official prosecution witnesses. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 376

Statute Text:
Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Rape. Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.