Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4356 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4356 of 2012 ====================================================== Shiv Nath Sahni .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . Accusations are of making assault and committing theft. The injuries have been found to be simple. It appears that on 25.01.2011 the petitioner’s side lodged a case being Singhia P.S. Case No. 8 of 2011, then the present case has been lodged as a retaliatory measure on 02.08.2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Shiv Nath Sahni, 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 A.C.J.M., Rosera, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4356 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 Samastipur in connection with Singhia P.S. Case No. 76 of 2011. 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.