Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31610 of 2011 (7) dt.04-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 31610 of 2011 ====================================================== Jay Ram Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 7 04-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case under [STATUTE] . There is allegation on 18 persons apprehended the informant and his brother thereafter the father of the informant came to the rescue along with other family members. It is also alleged that co- accused Sri Ram Singh gave a rod blow on the head of the deceased by which he got injury on his head and thereafter all the accused persons alleged to have assaulted by Lathi and rod. Chandan Singh also assaulted Rajaram Yadav by iron rod. However, the cause of death of Sitaram Yadav is large incised injury on middle of the scalp. Cutting scalp muscles bone etc. Brain matter opened and lacerated 2”x1/2”x1/2” which is the cause of death. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the cause of death is alleged to have assigned to Sri Ram Singh and no specific allegation against the petitioner Jay Ram Singh. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and there is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31610 of 2011 (7) dt.04-07-2012 no specific overt act in the case diary Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad (Bihar) in connection with Madanpur P. S. Case No. 169 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P. C as well as subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in the case on each and every date fixed by the court below and any absence of the petitioner shall be subject to the satisfaction of the court below on reasonable grounds. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.