Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6696 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6696 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arti Kumari D/O Prabhu Mahto R/O Vill Adalpur, P.S. Patory, Distt- Samastipur 2. Sunita Devi W/O Prabhu Mahto R/O Vill Adalpur, P.S. Patory, Distt- Samastipur .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The specific accusation of throwing acid on the body of Chanchal Devi is against Prabhu Mahto. It is submitted that injuries caused on the person of Sunita Devi and Hariwansh Rai are found to be simple in nature. Considering the fact that there is counter version and there is no specific allegation against the petitioners, let the above named two petitioners, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6696 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Patori P.S. Case No.191 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. B.Kr./- (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.