Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22792 of 2012 (3) dt.07-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22792 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashok Mahto, son of Late Kesho Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 07-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of being a contractor working for electricity board along with co-accused, project engineer, was indulging in getting electric poles properly installed and engaged cousin of the informant who was not knowing about the work of electricity and also resisted to do, but he was assured that power has been shut down, but he Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22792 of 2012 (3) dt.07-08-2012 during work died due to electric shock. Submission is of false implication and co-accused having been granted privilege under section 438 Cr.P.C., besides the above, there is no material to show that petitioner ever insisted and assured that power is shut down. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, in connection with Giriyak P.S. Case No. 97 of 2011, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 287

Statute Text:
Section 287 of the Indian Penal Code. So dealing with any machinery. Whoever does, with any machinery, any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any machinery in his possession or under his care as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to human life from such machinery, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.