Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3701 of 2012 (4) dt.06-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3701 of 2012 ========================================== Mantu Sharma, son of Late Vakil Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 06-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 388/2010 pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of resorting indiscriminate firing along with the others upon brother of the deceased and his companion. Deceased sustained fire arm injury as a result of which he died. Charge sheet has already been submitted but case is yet to be committed to the court of session for trial. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, courts below are directed to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3701 of 2012 (4) dt.06-04-2012 proceed expeditiously without any undue delay and petitioner, if so advised, may renew the prayer before the trial court itself after examination of the informant and Pillion rider Dhirendra Kumar @ Karu Singh who may preferably be first two witnesses on behalf of the prosecution.. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.