Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36846 of 2011 ====================================================== Shakti Singh, Son of Ram Suresh Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 14-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 21 dated 02/08/2011. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accused in this case being husband of the deceased cousin sister of the informant, who died within thirteen years of her marriage. Submission is that the deceased died due to accidental fall over a hand pump and in spite of providing all possible treatment the life could not be saved. During investigation also this assertion finds some support. In view of the above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, in connection with Dinara P.S. Case No. 68 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36846 of 2011 (3) dt.14-02-2012 2 / 2 2 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.