Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5791 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rakesh Kumar Singh S/O Birendra Singh R/O Mohalla - Moffarganj, Algarachok, P.S. Katihar, District - Katihar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . On recovery of the dead body the F.I.R. was lodged against unknown. On the confession of co-accused Suman Kumar and Rekha Devi the complicity of the petitioner surfaced. It appears from the impugned order the charge-sheet has been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5791 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 2 / 2 2 submitted against the co-accused under [STATUTE] whereas the investigation against the petitioner is still continuing. Considering the suspicions nature of accusation, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest of 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 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Katihar(M) P.S. Case No. 11 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Mkr./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 304

Statute Text:
Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder, If act by which the death is caused is done with intention of causing death, etc. Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, or with fine, or with both, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.