Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25254 of 2012 (2) dt.02-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25254 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raghu Yadav, 2. Karu Yadav, 3. Amod Yadav, 4. Mithilesh Yadav, 5. Siyaram Yadav, 6. Shukra Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that petitioner Shukra Yadav was asked not to graze the crop of the informant. On protest being made for grazing of the crop, Shukra Yadav assaulted on the head of the informant. When the wife and daughter came they too were assaulted. It is submitted that there is general accusation against the petitioners of assaulting. Considering the fact that there is only one grievous injury which is assigned to petitioner no. 6 Shukra Yadav, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to him. His prayer Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25254 of 2012 (2) dt.02-08-2012 for anticipatory bail is rejected. So far as petitioner nos. 1 to 5 are concerned, in view of the fact that wife of the informant has not received any injury and there is counter version of the occurrence also, let them be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 224 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.