Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7795 of 2012 (3) dt.16-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7795 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Navlesh Singh @ Fuchu Singh S/O Bhagirath Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the deceased is in jail custody since 26.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, the dead body of the deceased was recovered and the post-mortem on the dead body of the deceased was done. The post-mortem report of the deceased reveals that a ligature mark was found on her neck and the doctor opined that cause of death was hanging. In course of investigation, the statement of brother of the deceased was recorded at Para-32 of the case diary in which he stated that he got a telephonic message from the petitioner about the ailment of his sister but when he reached in the village of the petitioner, he came to know that the dead body of the deceased had been taken away by the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7795 of 2012 (3) dt.16-04-2012 and his father and after that police came and recovered the dead body of the deceased. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Barhat P.S. Case No. 58 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.