Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33956 of 2012 (2) dt.12-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33956 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that in the marriage ceremony of the daughter of the petitioner dance performance was going on when one injury was caused to Santosh Kumar and during treatment he died. It is submitted that the petitioner was actually engaged in performing the marriage of his daughter and none has seen as to who actually fired. 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 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33956 of 2012 (2) dt.12-09-2012 satisfaction of learned ACJM, Danapur in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 46 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioner will be accepted on filing of an affidavit by the petitioner before the learned court below that he will regularly cooperate with the investigation. The said affidavit will be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned I.O. Non cooperation in investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to prosecution to file application for cancellation of bail by learned court below. 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.