Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21201 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Mithilesh Devi Wife of Aditya Singh, 2. Aditya Singh S/o Late Jhotu Singh 3. Raghubir Singh @ Dabloo Singh S/o Aditya Singh 4. Ranveer Singh S/o Aditya Singh, All R/o Village- Sharma, P.S. and District-Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 20-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are named accused in this case, being in-laws of daughter of the informant who is missing after her marriage ten to twelve years ago and being blessed with one male child. The case is instituted on suspicion that she has been killed and dead body has been somewhere disposed of. Submission is of total denial of the allegation and false implication since one case; Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 491 of 2009, has already been going on between the parties at the instance of daughter of the informant under [STATUTE] and just to put pressure this case has been instituted on mere suspicion. There is nothing in the investigation to show that the lady was 2 AAhmad/ ever killed or body was disposed of. Investigation is still going on. Considering the facts and circumstances, till conclusion of investigation / submission of charge sheet, the petitioners, in the event of surrender or arrest within four weeks, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai, in Lakhisarai P.S. Case no. 533 of 2010 (G.R. no. 1275 of 2010), subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition that the petitioners no.2, 3 and 4 shall remain present before the Court below till disposal of the case. In the event of failure to attend the Court on two consecutive dates without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.