[8u60] approval request for 8067854: bound java static method throws NPE when 'null' is used for this argument

[A. Sundararajan]

Please approve.

Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8067854
jdk9 review thread: 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/nashorn-dev/2014-December/004054.html
jdk8u webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sundar/8067854/8u60/

Backported 'as is' except for modular source layout difference.

Thanks,
-Sundar