Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44826 of 2011 ====================================================== Bikau Mandal, S/o Mishri Lal Mandal, Village- Godhanpur, P.S. Jhanjharpur, District-Medhubani .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 03. 29-02-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 83 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation of torture of the deceased for dowry is apparently not correct by reason of the marriage having taken place 10 years back. He further, with reference to the statement of the independent witnesses recorded at paragraph 9 to 11 of the case diary, submits that the petitioner was working in Chennai and was not present at the place of occurrence. Learned counsel also relying upon the statement of the son of the deceased recorded at paragraph-76 of the case diary, submits that he has stated that his mother consumed poison and informed about the same to his grandmother. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44826 of 2011 (3) dt.29-02-2012 2 Considering the submission and the materials on record, let the petitioner Bikau Mandal be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, District-Madhubani in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 83 of 2011. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.