Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3033 of 2012 ====================================================== Vinay Prasad, Son of Dineshwar Prasad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 03-04-2012 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner annexing typed copy of the First Information Report. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 26 dated 18/01/2012. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . In this case, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation in the extra judicial confession of one of the suspect. Submission is of false implication and even no attempt is being made to locate the culprits on the basis of conversation of informant through cellular phone with one of the miscreants with his own brother. Further, submission is that petitioner also has no criminal antecedent and is languishing in custody since 20.07.2011 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Railway Judicial Magistrate, Sonepur, Chapra, in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3033 of 2012 (4) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 connection with Chapra Rail P.S. Case No. 76 of 2010, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (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.