Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.55 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahendra Paswan, 2. Shashi Kharwar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.1618 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramesh Mali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in jail since 16.7.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged in the FIR that the deceased was assaulted by Ramesh Mali (petitioner), Mahendra Paswan (petitioner), Shashi Kharwar (petitioner) and one Pappu Pandey. The cause of death is head injury. It appears that Pappu Pandey has been granted bail on the ground that the FIR reflects general assault by four accused persons whereas in paragraph 55 of the case diary, one witness specified the assault against petitioner Mahendra Paswan. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55 of 2012 (4) dt.05-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Learned APP, after going through the case diary, submitted that the witnesses have levelled accusations of assault against all the four accused persons. Considering the fact that Pappu Pandey has been granted bail by this court vide Cr. Misc. No. 33600 of 2011, let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sessions Judge, Kaimur at Bhabua in S.Tr. No. 295 of 2011 arising out of Durgawati P.S. Case no. 126 of 2010. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.