Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43263 of 2011 (3) dt.08-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43263 of 2011 ====================================================== Anil Singh .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER ----------- 03/ 08.02.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 5.8.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that an omnibus allegation of assault has been levelled against the petitioner and other four FIR named accused persons as well as some unknown persons and having similar allegation co–accused Manoj Singh has already been granted privilege of bail by another bench of this court vide order dated 2.1.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 44883/2011. It is further contended by him that, as a matter of fact, prior to the alleged occurrence the deceased committed rape on the daughter of the petitioner for which a criminal case was instituted and that is the reason of false implication of petitioner in the present case. Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer submitting that there was strong motive for the petitioner to commit murder of the deceased and several incised and sharp cutting injuries have been found on the person of the deceased. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43263 of 2011 (3) dt.08-02-2012 submissions of the parties, particularly, keeping in mind that having more or less similar allegation co–accused Manoj Singh has already been granted privilege of bail, let the petitioner, Anil Singh, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in Khagaria (Mufassil) P.S. Case no. 300/2011. 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.