Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14630 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Navin Kumar @ Navin Yadav 2. Budhan Yadav. 3. Ram Balak Yadav. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted that petitioner no.2, Budhan Yadav has been arrested, hence his application for anticipatory bail has become infructuous. Accordingly, the same is disposed off. The petitioner nos. 1 and 3 are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is that mob of 100-150 persons were protesting against the death of a person in a road accident when they pelted stones on the police as a result of which the police personnel received injuries. The police and Chaukidar identified 11 persons including the petitioners. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14630 of 2012 (2) dt.20-04-2012 2/2 injury has been found to be simple and there is general accusation against the mob. Considering the fact that there is no specific accusation against the petitioners and the accusation has been levelled against the mob, let the above named petitioner nos. 1 and 3 be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail 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, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 517 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.