Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44785 of 2011 ====================================================== Manoj Sharma @ Manoj Kumar Sharma, son of Mahesh Sharma, resident of village – Naokothi, P.S. – Naokothi, District - Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant who appeared suo motu and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners , apprehends his arrest in connection with Nawkothi P.S. Case No. 107/2011 for the offences under [STATUTE] , is solitary named accused in this case with allegation of having sweet relationship continued for several years on assurance of marriage but nothing could be done ultimately informant was married with another, but a few months thereafter on same and similar assurance she left her husband came back to her parents place and permitted the petitioner to do something and ultimately as alleged, promise could not be performed and this case has been instituted. Informant is a lady attaining the age of maturity much before. Considering the facts and circumstances and nature of allegation, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44785 of 2011 (2) dt.09-02-2012 2 / 2 2 of four weeks, let the above-named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, in connection with Nawkothi P.S. Case No. 107/2011, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition to attend the court regularly till disposal of the case, in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.