Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22398 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22398 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Subhag Prasad @ Ram Subhag Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.23416 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dilip Kumar, 2. Jitendra Kumar, 3. Ashutosh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of indiscriminate firing by 10-12 persons and while fleeing the informant sustained fracture injury and one another person also sustained fire arm injury on his head. It is submitted that accusation of firing is not specific and earlier at the behest of the informant two brothers of the petitioners were killed. It is further submitted that except one case Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22398 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 filed by the informant, there is no other case against petitioner Ram Subhag Prasad. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner Dilip Kumar and others that they have no criminal antecedent. Be that as it may, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. However, let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioners in case the petitioners surrender within six weeks from today in connection with Dulhin Bazar P.S. Case no. 66 of 2012 pending in the court of learned A.C.J.M., Danapur, Patna. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. 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.