Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16301 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mantu Kahar @ Samir @ Mantu Samir @ Mantu Kumar S/O Sri Ganesh Prasad R/O Mohalla - Anand Nagar, P.S. Ara Town, District - Bhojpur (Ara ) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.16337 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mantu Paswan S/O Birendra Paswan Resident Of Shritola, Police Station- Ara Nawada, District- Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State The petitioners seek bail in a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. They are not named in the first information report. In course of investigation their names transpired. It is stated that save and except confessional statement of some of the co-accused persons including self statement of the petitioners there is no other material to connect them with the alleged offence. Similarly circumstanced co-accused Nagendra Yadav and Bheem Kumar @ Bheem Kumar Singh have already been granted bail by order Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16301 of 2012 (2) dt.23-04-2012 2 dated 23.3.2012 passed in Cr.Misc. No.11469 of 2012 and Cr.Misc. No.11968 of 2012 respectively by another Bench of this court. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case the petitioners named above are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara (Town) P.S. Case No.258 of 2011 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioners who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioners (ii) that the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that they shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If they want to remain absent, then they shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, they shall immediately inform the court and request that they may be permitted to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16301 of 2012 (2) dt.23-04-2012 3 modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioners violate any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.