Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23265 of 2012 (2) dt.03-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23265 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Salam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] . The petitioner was caught raid handed while cutting the electric wire along with electric wire cutter and plastic rope. Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner is habitual offender. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, contended that no case of theft of electricity is pending against the petitioner. The petitioner is in jail since 02.10.2011. Earlier the petitioner was remanded to custody in a case which has been lodged by the Gotia of the Petitioner. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23265 of 2012 (2) dt.03-07-2012 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Mithanpura P. S. Case No. 257 of 2011, subject to the conditions that one of the bailors shall be the near relative of the petitioner and shall file an affidavit to the effect that the petitioner is not involved in any case of theft of electric wire and further the petitioner shall not indulge in any such activity and if the petitioner shall indulge then the bailor shall inform the court below and if such information is received then the court below shall proceed for cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 511

Statute Text:
Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence. Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.