Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1451 of 2012 1. Shad Ahmad @ Bablu, 2. Asad Kamal alias Tara Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 17.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered under section323, 324, 307 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, section 123(a) of the Representation of Peoples Act and section 27 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of making assault with iron rod, sword and resorting to firing. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that only one person got injury, i.e., the informant Moinuddin, whose injury has been found to be lacerated and simple in nature but during investigation the case under [STATUTE] was not found true and the matter is still under investigation. There is counter version of the occurrence also. Considering the aforesaid facts and submissions, let the above named petitioners be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Araria in Araria P.S. Case no. 205 of 2011 subject to the 2 conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the 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.