Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19745 of 2012 (3) dt.21-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19745 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Shekhar Yadav, 2. Mantu Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 21-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of making assault with danda and causing fire arm injury. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the accusation of assault is not against the petitioners though the petitioners were also chargesheeted and other accused Birju Yadav has been acquitted. This court is not inclined to interfere in the matter only because the case was instituted in 2001 but since the co accused has been acquitted, in view of this court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail of the petitioners by the learned court below in case the petitioners surrender within six weeks from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19745 of 2012 (3) dt.21-06-2012 today in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 184 of 2001 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Lakhisarai. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. 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.