Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41704 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41704 of 2012 ====================================================== Shatrughan Yadav, S/O-Late Inar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 06-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 05.09.2012 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. The allegation against this petitioner is that he gave one farsa blow to informant causing injury on his head. Annexure- 2 to this petition reveals that informant has sustained one incised wound on his head and in the opinion of the doctor, the aforesaid injury was grievous in nature. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the alleged occurrence took place on account of land dispute and the injury report of informant reveals that there was no cut or fracture on his scalp rather the injury found on the head of the informant was only touching the peritoneum of scalp. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41704 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 40 of 2009. 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.