Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27879 of 2012 (3) dt.13-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27879 of 2012 ====================================================== Dr. Mohammad Jahir .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 13-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of operating the wife of the informant in the camp of Primary Health Centre when due to negligence the intestine of the deceased was cut who died on 11.3.2012 after about a month of the operation. It is submitted that the postmortem does not corroborate the accusation levelled in the FIR as there is no injury in the intestine and the deceased died due to septicemia. It is further submitted that even assuming the accusation, case under [STATUTE] is made out. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27879 of 2012 (3) dt.13-09-2012 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Bagha, West Champaran in connection with Thakaraha P.S. Case No. 25 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304A

Statute Text:
Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code. Causing death by rash or negligent act. Whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.