Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1208 of 2012 ====================================================== Shiv Narain Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 27-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 29.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that on the order of this petitioner, one Dilip Yadav caused firearm injury to the deceased, though, it is alleged against this petitioner that he along with others resorted to fire on the informant which could not hit anyone. Learned counsel for the informant submits that the petitioner has serious criminal antecedent. Considering the fact that the petitioner was not Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1208 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2 / 2 2 alleged to have caused any injury to the deceased, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No. 137 of 2010. Considering the serious criminal antecedent of the petitioner, let the learned court below cancel the bail of the petitioner if he gets involved in similar nature of offence or defaults for three consecutive occasions. Amrendra/- (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.