Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15737 of 2012 ====================================================== Kishore Rai, Son of Late Vinda Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 18-07-2012 Perused the report received from the trial court. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . In this case, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation. Submission is of false implication without any material and even trial is yet to commence for no plausible reason as is evident from the report of the trial court. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Saran, Chapra, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 902 of 2011 arising out of Panapur (Mashrak) P.S. Case No. 143 of 2000, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15737 of 2012 (4) dt.18-07-2012 2 / 2 2 case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Further, office is directed to at once transmit the xerox copy of the case diary received to the court below for further needful. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 396

Statute Text:
Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code. Murder in Dacoity. If any one of five or more persons, who are conjointly committing dacoity, commits murder in so committing dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.