Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2653 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Meena Devi W/O Ramashish Prasad @ Ramashish Mahto R/O Vill Harail, P.S.Makhdumpur, Distt-Jehanabad 2. Rajni Devi W/O Sakaldeep Prasad R/O Vill Harail, P.S.Makhdumpur, Distt-Jehanabad .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 27.01.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and 3 (i)(x)(xi) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Considering the fact that the occurrence took place due to land dispute and others have been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 30497 of 2011, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2653 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2/2 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 111 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.