Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40364 of 2012 ====================================================== Upendra Sharma .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. J.N. Thakur, learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that due to accident when one person died, 300-400 people made protest, pelted stones resulting into damaging the police vehicle and obstructed the police in discharging their official duties. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that accusation is omnibus and general against 300-400 people. A statement has been made in paragraph no. 2 of the supplementary affidavit that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40364 of 2012 (2) dt.21-11-2012 2 / 2 2 event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 16 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M.Patna, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.