Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14452 of 2012 ====================================================== Balmukund Prasad Gupta .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.15153 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Saroj Kumar . 2.Bishundeo Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In Cr.Misc. No.14452 of 2012) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. (In Cr.Misc. No.15153 of 2012) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being father and brother of the informant and witness of the case are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making assault. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14452 of 2012 (2) dt.18-04-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioners that the injuries caused are simple and there is counter version of the occurrence when petitioner’s side has also received injury. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M, Saharsa in connection with Saharsa P.S. Case No. 311 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. M.Rahman/- (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.