Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24775 of 2012 (4) dt.24-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24775 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ajai Rai S/O Ramadhar Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 24-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. There is allegation against the petitioner that he assaulted the deceased with lathi causing injury on the leg and back of the deceased. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only swelling and pain of back were found on the person of the deceased and when deceased was examined by the doctor, no external injury was found on his person and furthermore, post- mortem report of the deceased reveals that his cause of death could not be ascertained. It is further submitted by him that having Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24775 of 2012 (4) dt.24-09-2012 more or less similar allegation, co-accused Vijay Ray @ Vijay Rai has already been granted privilege of bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 01.08.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 21708 of 2012. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 57 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.