Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16072 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16072 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Naresh Rai, 2. Umesh Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under Section s 448,341,323,307,325,380 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusations are of making assault and committing theft of valuable articles and cash of Rs.25000. The specific accusation against petitioner no. 2 is of assaulting with iron rod on the hand. The said injury has been found to be grievous. It is submitted that both sides are the agnates and the case lodged by the petitioners’ side has been earlier in point of time when they have also received injury. It is further submitted that considering the injury report, the case does not come within the purview of [STATUTE] . Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16072 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur in connection with Akilpur P.S. Case No. 38 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) 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.