Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20659 of 2012 ====================================================== Ganga Bishun Yadav S/O Late Dinesh Yadav R/O Village - Barijama , P.S. Khodawandpur, District - Begusarai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== For the Petitioner : Mr. Bikramdeo Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Jitendra Kr.Singh No.1, APP ====================================================== 2 07-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is an accused for offences punishable under [STATUTE] as well as section 27 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although there are three accused persons but the allegation of firing at the deceased Laxmi Kant Piyare is only against co-accused Sushil Paswan, whereas no specific overt act has been alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has got nothing to do with the said offence and he has been implicated only due to his land dispute with the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner avers that he is in custody since 18.04.2012. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20659 of 2012 (2) dt.07-06-2012 2 In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed. Let petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Khodawandpur P.S. Case No. 168 of 2011. Harish/- (S.N. Hussain, 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.