Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5522 of 2012 (2) dt.28-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5522 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Sakal Rai & Ors. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-02-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The specific accusation of assault is against Rajeev Rai @ Rajeev Kumar being petitioner No. 4 who alleged to have caused grievous injury, though there is counter version of the occurrence also but this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner No. 4, hence the application of bail of petitioner No. 4 namely Rajeev Rai @ Rajeev Kumar stands rejected. Considering the general nature of accusation against petitioner Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5, let the petitioners namely 1. Ram Sakal Rai 2. Ram Karan Rai 3. Upendra Rai 5. Dharm Nath Rai, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5522 of 2012 (2) dt.28-02-2012 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Bochahan P.S. Case No. 95 of 2011. Let learned Court below consider regular bail of petitioner No. 4, Rajeev Rai @ Rajeev Kumar, keeping in view the counter version of the occurrence and the fact that there is no accusation of repetition of blow. Shageer/- (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.