Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15386 of 2012 ====================================================== Lal Babu Ram & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. A.K.Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. A.N.P. Mehta, A.P.P. For the Informant: : Mr. Manish Prakash, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 25-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is against the petitioners to have assaulted the informant with Lathi and Farsa on the right and left legs. It is submitted that injuries have been found to be simple and there is counter version of occurrence also. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the petitioner no.1 Lal Babu Ram has criminal antecedent. Considering the totality of the matter, this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15386 of 2012 (4) dt.25-06-2012 2 / 2 2 Court is not inclined to interfere but it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Khanpur P.S. Case No. 169 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Samastipur. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioners. U.K./- (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.