Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2042 of 2012 Dhananjay Kumar Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- with Criminal Miscellaneous No.2188 of 2012 Akhileshwar Prasad Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 23.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act. The accusation is that on the order of the Collector, Sasaram, measurement work was going on in the forest area when several persons including the petitioner made blast for mining operation. It is submitted that petitioners’ mining lease was valid till 2014 and there is no specific accusation against the petitioners and it appears from the FIR that subsequently, the informant in order to get the police protection has lodged this case as he has admitted that measurement was not possible without police protection. It is further submitted that others have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 2 twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Sasaram in Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 1064 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/ (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.