Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39933 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , Section 25(1-b)A and 27 of the Arms Act, Section 3/4 of the Explosive Substances Act and Section 3(2) of the Damage to Prevention of Property Act. It is alleged that on 02.05.2012, the informant being the Block Development Officer was on duty when a procession of about 3,000 people was led by one Raja Ram Singh being Ex- MLA, which was protesting against death of Devendra Yadav being the Panchayat Mukhiya. Subsequently, the procession became furious and started slogan and also started pelting stones and set the vehicle of the informant on fire when 29 persons were apprehended. The petitioner was not named in the FIR, his name subsequently sprang up during investigation as he was instigating Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39933 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 2/2 the mob. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation is general against the mob and a statement has been made in 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 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, 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. Amrendra/- (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.