Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21627 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21627 of 2012 ====================================================== Rambali Manjhi, S/o Chitan Manjhi, R/Village- Khaira, P.S. Kajra, District- Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 20-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Surajgarha (Kajra) P.S. Case No. 98 of 2009 registered under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act as also 17 C.L.A. Act. It is alleged that about 200-250 persons along with this petitioner came and surrounded the house of the informant and done to death the own brother and cousin brother of the informant. However, allegation is general and omnibus and similarly situated other co-accused namely Suresh Ram and Sunil Ram have been granted bail in Cr. misc. no. 9468 of 2012, Raghu Das has been granted bail in Cr. Misc. no. 2225 of 2012 and Brahmdeo Ram has been granted bail in Cr. Misc. No. 41347 of 2010 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21627 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai, in connection with Surajgarha (Kajra) P.S. Case No.98 of 2009, subject to condition that petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed in this case and any absence shall be subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.