Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12525 of 2012 (3) dt.06-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12525 of 2012 ====================================================== Mahesh Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 06.07.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 6.4.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner is not named in the first information report nor anything has been recovered from his conscious possession. The submission on behalf of the petitioner is that petitioner along with some others were arrested by the police in connection with another case and had been kept in Thana Hajat where, allegedly, informant came and claimed to identify the petitioner and furthermore, the aforesaid co-accused as well as some other co–accused persons have already been granted privilege of bail. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Mahesh Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl. Sessions Judge FTC No. IV, Sitamarhi in Sessions trial no.341/2011 arising out of Runni Saidpur P.S. Case no. 395/2010. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 397

Statute Text:
Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code. Robber or Dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt. If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, so attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.