Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7422 of 2012 ====================================================== Rama Shankar Singh & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-03-2012 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. It is alleged that one Rakesh and two others tried to take away the mother of the informant when subsequently the informant found her mother with fire arm injury who conveyed that the injury has been caused by Rakesh who is friend of Chandan. Petitioners are parents of Chandan and they were also been named by victim. It is submitted that considering the fact that accusation of firing was alleged by the victim against Rakesh, Chandan has been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 7460 of 2012. This Court sees no reason for the learned court below not to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7422 of 2012 (2) dt.14-03-2012 2 / 2 2 give the same privilege to the petitioners if they surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Aurangabad(T) P.S. Case No. 300 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Aurangabad. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioners. U.K./- (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.