Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38882 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Basant Singh 2. Krit Paswan. 3. Ajay Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] Section 135(III) of the R.P. Act and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that one Harendra Singh along with 4-5 other persons took away six bags of ballot papers when on chase they threw two bags and started firing on the police when the police also resorted to firing. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners were not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioners transpired during investigation when the police submitted final form against the FIR named accused persons. A statement has been made in para 16 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38882 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 2/2 Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against Harendra Singh, let the above named 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, Aurangabad in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 69 of 2011, 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.