Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39295 of 2012 ====================================================== Rahul Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-10-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 3(1)(X) of the S.C. & S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that when the informant along with other police personnel went to clear the road blockage of a procession during Shivratri then at the instigation of Rajesh Kumar and Manoj Kumar the mob attacked on the informant when the informant and his constable received injuries and the vehicle was damaged. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that specific accusation is against Rajesh Kumar and Manoj Kumar when accusation has been levelled against the mob. It is further submitted that petitioner has no criminal Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39295 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 2 / 2 2 antecedent. It appears that Manoj Kumar has been granted regular bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 4021 of 2010. This Court sees no reason for learned Court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Mukama P.S. Case No. 31 of 2008, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Vth, Barh. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.