Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5142 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Satish Kumar Mahto @ Satish @ Satish Kumar S/O Ram Rikhi Mahto R/O Vill Beruin, P.S.Baniyapur, Distt-Saran(Baniyapur) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 30.01.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he along with Yamuna Mahto and Ram Kumar Mahto pulled the informant in the bushes and tried to undress her. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that from the accusation at best a case under [STATUTE] is made out and considering the same other accused persons have been granted by the learned court below itself. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5142 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 2/2 each to the satisfaction of learned Ist Additional Sessions Judge, Chapra in connection with Sessions Trial No. 415 of 2011 arising out of Baniyapur P.S. Case No. 162 of 2010. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.