Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44653 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Guddu Bind, Son of Bahadur Bind. 2.Kanhaiya Bind @ Kanhaiya Prasad, Son of Saduri Bind. 3.Ram Chandra Bind, Son of Manni Bind. 4.Mahendra Bind, Son of Bahadur Bind. 5.Subedar Bind @ Sukdar Bind, Son of Marihi Bind. 6.Ajay Koiery, Son of Late Rajju Koiery. 7.Uttam Gond, Son of Munna Gond. All R/o Village Saitha, P.S. Sonhan, District Kaimur at Bhabua. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 07-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. All the seven petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3(1) (X) (XII) of S.C./S.T. Act, are named accused in this case of assault. Submission is that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and the specific allegation are against non-petitioners. Further, it is also submitted that the case is also squarely covered under a decision of Hon’ble Apex Court in a case of “Jorgia Pentiah Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh” reported in 2009 (1) BCCR 153 (SC). Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44653 of 2011 (2) dt.07-02-2012 2 / 2 2 event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, in connection with Bhabua (Sonhan) P.S. Case No. 375 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (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.