Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45406 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shailesh Mahto @ Shailesh Kumar Singh 2. Dipu Mahto @ Depak Kumar. 3. Niraj Kumar. 4. Pintu Mahto @ Chandan Kumar @ Chandra Kishore. 5. Aminet Kumar @ Abhinesh Kumar. 6. Bhola Mahto @ Amrendra Kishore. 7. Sunil Yadav @ Sunil Kumar. 8. Omkar Sao @ Onkar Nath Gupta. 9. Vikash Kumar. 10. Gunjan @ Saurabh @ Gunjan Kumar @ Saurave Kumar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Pancham Mahto died in a road accident when the mob protested for re-postmortem of the victim and when the police reached to clear the obstruction then the stones were pelted resulted into injury to the police. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the accusation has been levelled against the mob and a statement has been made in para 18 of the petition that the petitioners have Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45406 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2/2 no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 228 of 2012, 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.