Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19329 of 2012 (3) dt.14-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19329 of 2012 ====================================================== Bhuvneshwar Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 14.09.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 27.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Informant is the daughter whereas deceased was son of the petitioner. Informant stated that her mother was a lady of loose character and being fed up with the behaviour of her mother, deceased consumed poison. In course of investigation, almost all witnesses stated the above stated fact but post mortem report reveals that the deceased died on account of head injury said to be caused by hard and blunt substance. Admittedly, none has seen the actual killing of the deceased and, at best, offence under [STATUTE] is applicable against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Bhuvneshwar Mahto, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dalsingsarai District Samastipur in Vidyapati Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19329 of 2012 (3) dt.14-09-2012 Nagar P.S. Case no. 71/2011. Shahid (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.