Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31347 of 2011 ====================================================== Gunjan @ Kunjan Manjhi, S/o Faguni Manjhi, resident of village-Gere Bhui Toli, P.S. Mofussil, District-Gaya .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 03. 01-03-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 58 of 2003 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the allegation set out in the F.I.R. submits that although the alleged occurrence has resulted in four death but the allegation charges all the accused in omnibus manner of assaulting the deceased with no specific role to any of the attackers. He submits that in the circumstances the petitioner was taken into custody on 29.11.2006. It is submitted that with the framing of charge on 15.5.2009 although the trial has started but is delayed on account of production of prosecution witnesses. Regard being had to the circumstances as also the period of custody, let the petitioner Gunjan @ Kunjan Manjhi be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31347 of 2011 (3) dt.01-03-2012 2 released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge 3rd, Gaya in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 58 of 2003 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall be personally present in the trial on each and every date fixed and the failure on the part of the petitioner to attend trial on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the trial court would entitle the trial court to cancel his bail bonds and to take him into custody. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.