Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38416 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38416 of 2012 ====================================================== Arjun Yadav @ Arjun Prasad Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , sections 25(1-b) A and 27 of the Arms Act, 3 and 4 of Explosive Substances Act and section 3(2) E of Prevention of Damage to the Public Property Act. It is alleged that on 2.5.2012 the informant being the Block Development Officer was on duty when a procession of about 3000 people was led by one Raja Ram Singh, Ex-MLA, which was protesting against the death of Devendra Yadav, Panchayat Mukhiya. Subsequently the procession became furious and started slogan of Maro-Maro and started pelting stones and set the vehicle of the informant on fire while raising slogan against the administration when 29 persons were apprehended. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner sprang up Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38416 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 on the confession of co accused and nothing specific has been alleged. Statement has been made in paragraph 9 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JM, Ist Class, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 155 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.