Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23163 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23163 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Satto Yadav, 2. Bina Devi, 3. Ranjeet Yadav alias Ranjeet Kumar Yadav, 4. Dilip Yadav alias Dilip Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that on the order of petitioner Bina Devi, accused persons assaulted with lathi, farsa and iron rod when Bina Devi snatched jewellery worth Rs.15000 and cash of Rs.450. It is further alleged that co accused Ranbir Yadav put pistol and threatened to kill and subsequently fired. It is submitted that in the background of land dispute, the accusation has been levelled when only one injury, simple in nature, has been caused by hard and blunt substance. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23163 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Salkhua P.S. Case No. 165 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the 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.