Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9962 of 2012 (2) dt.12-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9962 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Birendra Yadav S/O Wakil Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 12-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner being husband of the deceased is languishing in jail custody since 19.09.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to prosecution case itself, the informant came to know about the murder of his sister on 07.09.2011 but he filed the written report on 18.09.2011 and no explanation of the aforesaid delay has been given by him. Furthermore, the genesis of the alleged occurrence is said to be illicit relationship of petitioner’s sister with one Harendra Rai. Moreover, no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioner in a case of so- called murder. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9962 of 2012 (2) dt.12-03-2012 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, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunth Pur P.S. Case No. 131 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.