Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24048 of 2012 (4) dt.20-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24048 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ambika Pandey S/O Late Bhagwati Pandey 2. Birendra Pandey S/O Ambika Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioners are named in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. There is general and omnibus allegation that petitioners assaulted the injured as well as deceased of this case. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor after going through the case diary fairly conceded this fact that no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioners rather general and omnibus allegation of assault has been levelled against the petitioners. Admittedly, the alleged occurrence took place on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24048 of 2012 (4) dt.20-09-2012 account of land dispute and petitioners are agnates of the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Kuchai Kote P.S. Case No. 84 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.