Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10823 of 2012 ====================================================== Mahendra Sahani .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.12597 of 2012 ====================================================== Seth Choudhary @ Seth Jee Choudhary @ Rajesh Kumar Mishra .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The dead body of informant’s husband was recovered by the informant when F.I.R. was lodged. Suspicion was raised due to professional fishery rivalry against the petitioners. It is alleged that other accused Ghanshyam Choudhary was present when dead body was recovered but he escaped from the scene. It appears from the impugned order that there were 144 and 107 Cr. P.C. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10823 of 2012 (2) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Proceedings were pending against Ghanshyam Choudhary. It is alleged against the petitioner Seth Choudhary @ Seth Jee Choudhary @ Rajesh Kumar Mishra that he informed the informant about the dead body whereas it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner Mahendra Sahani that absolutely on suspicion accusation has been levelled and post mortem report reflects no external injury. Considering suspicious nature of accusation, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Darbhanga (Bhalpatti O.P.)P.S. Case No. 481 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Darbhanga, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.