Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24315 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raj Kumar Rai 2. Ram Pravesh Rai 3. Jitendra Rai @ Jitendra Kumar 4. Ram Lakhan Rai 5. Dhannu Rai @ Dhananjay Kumar 6. Dharmendra Rai @ Dharmendra Kumar 7. Santosh Rai @ Santosh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 01-08-2012 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 accusation is of making assault to the informant and his family members. Though, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that injury has been found to be simple, but the informant has filed a counter affidavit to the effect that the injury has been found to be grievous. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24315 of 2012 (2) dt.01-08-2012 2/2 petitioners that the accusation is omnibus and general. In view of this Court, it is a case for consideration of regular bail if the petitioners surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 96 of 2012 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) . .

Applicable IPC Section: 307

Statute Text:
Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempt to murder. Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge, and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, the offender shall be liable either to imprisonment for life, or to such punishment as is hereinbefore mentioned. Attempts by Life Convicts: When any person offending under this section is under sentence of imprisonment for life, he may, if hurt is caused, be punished with death.