Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32031 of 2012 ====================================================== Gandhi Rai & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that on the order of Mukhlal Rai, Ruplal Rai caused fire arm injury on the head of the informant when it is alleged against these petitioners that they committed theft in the house of the informant. It is submitted that no specific accusation of making assault is against the petitioners and the petitioners’ side lodged the case at earlier point of time against the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Gandhi Rai and Mohan Rai be released on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32031 of 2012 (2) dt.04-09-2012 2 / 2 2 bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 102 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., East Champaran (Motihari), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.