Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5369 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunita Devi & Anr. . .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24.02.2012. 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] and 3(1)(x)(xiii)(xv)of the S.C./S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Considering the fact that petitioners’ side lodged the case against the informant at earlier point of time and other accused persons have been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 25970 of 2011, let the petitioners, Sunita Devi and Munki Devi, 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 Sherghati (Dobhi)P.S. Case No. 148 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5369 of 2012 (2) dt.24-02-2012 2/2 the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Sherghati, Gaya, 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.