Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5541 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Singh @ Santosh Yadav & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Akhileshwar Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 17.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making an attempt to establish forceful physical relationship. It appears that in the background of putting the son of petitioner no.1 Santosh Singh @ Santosh Yadav in drainage by the informant the occurrence took place when there is counter version of occurrence also and informant’s sides have also been charge sheeted. Considering the same, let the petitioners, Santosh Singh @ Santosh Yadav, Sadhu Singh @ Sadhu Yadav, Sharda Singh and Sunil Singh @ Nanhku be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5541 of 2012 (2) dt.27-02-2012 2 / 2 2 released on bail 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 C.J.M. Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Chauri P.S. Case No. 27 of 2011. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.