Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8512 of 2012 ====================================================== Abu Talib & Ors. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . For the sake of measurement of land, the assault was made by ten persons by bricks, lathi and fists and slaps to the informant and informant’s brother who are old persons. Injuries have been found to be simple. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that in the background of serious land dispute the occurrence took place. Considering the fact that there is no specific accusation of assault against the petitioners, let the petitioners namely 1. Abu Talib 2. Mukhtar 3. Rubed 4. Salim @ Salib 5. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8512 of 2012 (2) dt.21-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Wahid, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail 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, Katihar in connection with Barsoi P.S. Case No. 239 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.