Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40054 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pappu Khan S/O Badruddin Khan Resident of Village Salim Nagar, Police Station Mahashkhunt, District Khagaria. 2. Sajra Khatoon W/O Badruddin Khan Resident of Village Salim Nagar, Police Station Mahashkhunt, District Khagaria. 3. Yasmin @ Yashmin D/O Badruddin Khan Resident of Village Salim Nagar, Police Station Mahashkhunt, District Khagaria. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the brother, sister and mother of the husband of the informant are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and ¾ of the D. P. Act. The accusation is of inflicting cruelty for non-fulfillment of dowry demand when the injury was caused by Garasa. It is submitted that the case diary does not contain any injury report when thrust of accusation against the husband of the informant who as per learned counsel for the petitioners is in custody. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40054 of 2012 (2) dt.01-11-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Maheshkhut P.S. Case No. 95 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Khagaria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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.