Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26159 of 2012 ====================================================== Sheoji Rai & Anr .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner Bikrma Rai that he assaulted with knife on the eyebrow and neck of the informant, whereas it is alleged against Sheoji Rai and others to have assaulted with fat, kick and rod when Umesh Rai took out Rs. 1800/- from the pocket of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that injury has been found to be simple. Since it is alleged against Bikrma Rai to have repeated knife blow, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner No. 2 namely Bikrma Rai. Let learned Court below consider regular bail of the petitioner No. 2 Bikrma Rai, without being prejudiced by the order of this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26159 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 2 / 2 2 Court. So far as petitioner No. 1 Sheoji Rai is concerned, since the accusation against the petitioner Sheoji Rai has not been corroborated by the medical opinion, let the petitioner No. 1 namely Sheoji Rai, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Isuapur P.S. Case No. 30 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.