Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.150 of 2012 Jago Rajbanshi Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 10.01.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the petition. Heard Mr. Devendra Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ramesh Chandra learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . The accusation of grievous injury is against Pradeep Rajbanshi who is not petitioner before this Court. It is alleged against the petitioner that he lit fire the hut of the informant. During investigation it has come that some portion of hut of the informant has been damaged by fire. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 172 of 2011. 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.