Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40093 of 2011 (3) dt.30-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40093 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Sharma Ram, son of late Mohan Ram 2. Mainejar Ram, son of Mus ram 3. Bali Ram, son of Late Chokat Ram 4. Alagu Ram, son of Late Sahdeo Ram 5. Jitendra Ram, son of Budhan Ram 6. Garib Ram, son of Kumar Ram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA) 3 30-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Jogapatti (Nawalpur) P.S. Case No. 105/2011 for offences under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this application with regard to petitioner no. 3 namely Bali Ram, as submitted, he has already been arrested by the police. Permission is granted. Accordingly, this application stands disposed off as withdrawn. So far as remaining petitioners are concerned, they are named accused in this case with allegation of abusing blind nephew of informant and on protest specifically petitioner nos. 1 & 2 assaulted the informant on his head and right hand, but submission is that there is no Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40093 of 2011 (3) dt.30-01-2012 injury on head of the informant and the injury on the wrist is simple in nature. Rest of the petitioners carry general and omnibus allegation of abuse etc. There is counter version also by way of Jogapatti (Nawalpur) P.S. Case No. 106/2011. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, let the above-named petitioners be enlarged on bail furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Jogapatti (Nawalpur) P.S. Case No. 105/2011, subject to condition under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, further additional condition with respect to petitioner nos. 1 & 2 to attend the court regularly till disposal of the case, in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.