Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33403 of 2012 ====================================================== Suraj Rai @ Surya Rai .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 27 of the Arms Act, 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act and 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. It is alleged that 100 miscreants including the petitioner entered into the house of the informant and set fire the vehicle parked and raised Maoist slogan. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that accusation is not specific against the petitioner. It is further submitted that others have been granted regular bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 16475 of 2012. This Court sees no reason for the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33403 of 2012 (2) dt.11-09-2012 2 / 2 2 court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 08 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Saran, Chapra. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (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.