Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38968 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Rai, Son of Suresh Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 30-10-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph – 1 of the original application during the course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. In this case, instituted against two named and one unknown, petitioner’s name figures in place of said unknown in extra judicial confession of co-named accused Pappu Yadav, but as submitted, at both the places nothing more is attributed against the petitioner except his presence. Further, petitioner is in custody having one criminal case against him, wherein, he is on bail. If it is so, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patnacity (Patna) in connection with Khusrupur P.S. Case No. 110 of 2011, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38968 of 2012 (2) dt.30-10-2012 2 date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.