Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22878 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Chando Singh 2. Tuntun Singh @ Tuntun Prasad Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 24-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The specific accusation of firing is against Pancha Singh, Ranjit Singh and Niranjan Singh @ Gopesh. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioners that the accusation was found false and final form was submitted, but differing with the same cognizance has been taken. It is further submitted that never summons have been served upon the petitioners. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22878 of 2012 (2) dt.24-07-2012 2/2 This Court is not inclined to interfere only because the case was instituted in 2002, but considering the aforesaid facts, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail by the learned court below if the petitioners surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 321 of 2002 pending in the court of learned SDJM, Lakhisarai. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. DKS/ (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.