Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31444 of 2012 (3) dt.27-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31444 of 2012 ========================================== Ratan Kumar Mishra @ Pappu Mishra, son of Sri Badri Nath Mishra .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 27-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 05/2012 pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The petitioner is solitary named accused in this case with allegation of shooting at the chest of the informant. Taking into consideration the injury report, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, court below is directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid undue delay and adjournment. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.