Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38475 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Tanku Tanti 2. Shiwu Tanti @ Shibu Tanti 3. Sudama Tanti @ Sudam Tanti 4. Thako Tanti @ Dhako Tanti .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 16-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners were on police bail. In that view of the matter, anticipatory bail application is not maintainable. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioners in view of the ratio laid down in the case of Mahendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar reported in 2004(3) PLJR 491, if the petitioners surrender before the learned court below Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38475 of 2012 (3) dt.16-10-2012 2/2 within a period of eight weeks from today in connection with Jamui P.S. Case No. 92 of 2006 pending in the court of learned CJM, Jamui. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. DKS/ (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.