Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2412 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bina Devi 2. Muskan 3. Chhakku Pal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 27-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the son and daughters-in-law of the informant are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Section 4 of the Prevention of Witch Practice Act. It is alleged that the informant was attempted to be burnt by poring K. oil. It is submitted that no injury was actually caused and due to the domestic dispute the F.I.R. has been lodged. The petitioners agree to deposit Rs. 5,000/- before the learned court below which will be released in favour of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2412 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2 / 2 2 informant by the learned court below. On deposit of the aforesaid amount, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the 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, Katihar In connection with Amdabad P.S. Case No. 216 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Amrendra/- (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.