Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21540 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bhullu Rai 2. Pawan Rai 3. Shobhi Rai 4. Chaurasiya Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 31-08-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. Accusation against the petitioner Pawan Rai to have fired on the informant, whereas on the order of one Naresh Rai petitioner Bhullu Rai set the house of the informant on fire. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that neither any injury was caused to the informant nor any injury report is on record nor evidences of house being put on fire is on record. The contention of the petitioners has not been controverted by learned A.P.P. after going through the case diary. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21540 of 2012 (3) dt.31-08-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the same, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Bachhawara P.S. Case No. 19 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.