Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31577 of 2012 (3) dt.27-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31577 of 2012 ====================================================== Bauka Mian @ Safik Nadaf .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 27.09.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is named accused in a case registered under [STATUTE] and apart from this, the petitioner carries criminal antecedent of eight cases and some cases were registered for commission of dacoity. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co–accused Shafique Mian @ Shafique having more or less similar allegation has already been granted privilege of bail but I am not at all convinced with the above stated submission because name of the aforesaid co– accused Shafique Mian @ Shafique had come in the statement of the petitioner when he uttered the name of the aforesaid accused at the time of commission of dacoity. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances as well submissions of the parties, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and accordingly, his prayer for bail in connection with Basopatti P.S. Case no. 47/2012 pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani is, hereby, rejected. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 395

Statute Text:
Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code. Dacoity. Whoever commits dacoity shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.