Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44392 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Upendra Kumar S/O Jay Singh Yadav R/O Vill-Nawadera, P.S.- Dumraon, Distt-Buxar 2. Neeraj Yadav S/O Jay Narayan Singh R/O Vill-Nawadera, P.S.- Dumraon, Distt-Buxar 3. Raj Kumar Yadav S/O Dalshringar Yadav R/O Vill-Nawadera, P.S.- Dumraon, Distt-Buxar 4. Dinesh Yadav@Arun Kumar S/O Jay Narayan Singh R/O Vill- Nawadera, P.S.-Dumraon, Distt-Buxar .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with an offence under [STATUTE] vide Dumraon P.S.Case No. 246/12 dated 21.9.2012. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegations made under [STATUTE] is not made out and appreciating such fact the informant and the accused persons have entered into out of court settlement which fact would be evident to the court below as on the date of surrender of the petitioners informant shall also come along with them and admit before the court below that on account of intervention of the well- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44392 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 2 wishers of the parties the matter has been settled out of court. Let petitioners surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order along with the informant and if the informant accepts that the matter has been settled out of court, petitioners, named above be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Buxar in connection with Dumraon P.S.Case No. 246/2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. P.K.P. (V.N. Sinha, 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.