Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.954 of 2010 ====================================================== Mithilesh Yadav, son of Kishori Yadav, resident of village-Sar Maidan, P.S.-Sheikhpura, District-Sheikhpura. .... .... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 6 05-11-2012 I.A. No. 1823 of 2012 The appellant has been convicted under [STATUTE] and 27(1) of the Arms Act. His prayer for bail was rejected earlier by this Court on three occasions. While rejecting the bail lastly on 30.9.2011, it was observed that if the appeal is not heard and disposed of within one year, the appellant shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. It has been contended that the appellant has remained in custody for over two years and there is no likelihood of the appeal being taken up for hearing in near future. Taking into consideration the observations made by this Court while rejecting the prayer for bail of the appellant on 30.9.2011, during pendency of the appeal, the appellant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.954 of 2010 (6) dt.05-11-2012 2 / 2 2 each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge (F.T.C.-II), Sheikhpura in Sessions Case No. 1098 of 2008/ Trial No. 22 of 2010. I.A. No. 1823 of 2012 stand disposed of. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.