Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33430 of 2012 (3) dt.30-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33430 of 2012 ====================================================== Priyaranjan Kumar Singh @ Sonelal Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 30-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he and one Ajay Yadav took the husband of the informant and next day his dead body was recovered. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is owner of the truck when the deceased was cleaner and Ajay Yadav was the driver. On returning from Pakur while taking stone chips when fight ensued when the victim received injuries when this petitioner directed for providing medical assistance and given money also and para 37, 41 and 42 of the case diary shows that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33430 of 2012 (3) dt.30-11-2012 assault was made by Ajay and Chhotelal. The accusation of assault by this petitioner is only on hearsay since there is no direct evidence to that effect has been collected during investigation. Considering the suspicious nature of accusation, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Daudpur P.S. Case No. 58 of 2012 pending in the court of learned CJM, Saran at Chapra. It is expected from the learned court below to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner preferably on the same day. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.