Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46762 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.46762 of 2012 ====================================================== Saurabh Raj @ Saurav Raj .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , section 27 of the Arms Act and sections 3(1)(x) and 2(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that for a dispute for construction of apartment some unknown persons resorted to firing when one person died. It is submitted that the petitioner was not named in the FIR. His name subsequently sprang up during investigation and considering the same other similarly situated accused Shailesh Kumar Singh has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 19400 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46762 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Patna in connection with Hawai Adda P.S. Case No. 43 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.