Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16688 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16688 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ras Bihari Mahto Son Of Late Ram Naresh Mahto Resident Of Village- Kishnichak, Police Station- Ishipur Barahat In The District Of Bhagalpur 2. Sunil Mahto Son Of Sri Saryug Mahto Resident Of Village- Kishnichak, Police Station- Ishipur Barahat In The District Of Bhagalpur 3. Pappu Mahto @ Pappu @ Virendra Mahto Son Of Sri Bramha Mahto Resident Of Village- Kishnichak, Police Station- Ishipur Barahat In The District Of Bhagalpur 4. Pramod Mahto @ Pramod Kumar Mahto Son Of Sri Ramashish Mahto Resident Of Village- Kishnichak, Police Station- Ishipur Barahat In The District Of Bhagalpur 5. Binod Mahto Son Of Late Parmeshwar Mahto Resident Of Village- Kishnichak, Police Station- Ishipur Barahat In The District Of Bhagalpur 6. Ramashish Mahto Son Of Late Raghuveer Mahto Resident Of Village- Kishnichak, Police Station- Ishipur Barahat In The District Of Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Prayag Yadav Son Of Sri Saheb Yadav Resident Of Village- Parasbanna, Police Station- Pirpainti In The District Of Bhagalpur .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 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 Section 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of making assault and resorting to firing by petitioner no.1, but it did not hit any one. It is submitted that the injury has been found to be simple Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16688 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 when there is counter version of the occurrence also when the petitioners have also received injuries. Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the above named six petitioners, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in Ishipur Barahat P.S.case No.43 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 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.