Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40996 of 2011 (4) dt.13-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40996 of 2011 ====================================================== Ranjeet Mandal, S/o Mahesh Mandal, resident of Village - Chak Agbil, P.S.- Kasar (Ariyari) District - Sheikhpura. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Dr. Anjani Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 4 13-02-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Ariyari (Kasarh) P.S. Case No.90 of 2011 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that for the alleged offence of catching hold of the hand of the informant, the petitioner has remained in custody since 19.9.2011, let the petitioner, namely, Ranjeet Mandal be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Ariyari (Kasarh) P.S. Case No.90 of 2011. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 511

Statute Text:
Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence. Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.