Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13583 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13583 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Anil Kumar @ Anil Kumar Rai, son of Jai Prakash Rai 2. Lakhindra Rai, 3. Birendra Rai, 4. Anil Kumar Rai alias Anil Rai, son of Ram Lal Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act. The specific accusation of assault is against Janardan Rai. There is general accusation of making explosion against all the accused persons. It is submitted that injury has been found to be simple and due to political rivalry the case has been lodged. It is further submitted that petitioners have no criminal antecedent. 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13583 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, West, Muzaffarpur in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 124 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.