Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4764 of 2012 ====================================================== Alok Jha son of Tapeshwar Jha, resident of village Banu Chhapar,P.S.Bettiah Muffasil, District West Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar No.1 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Addl.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA) ---------- 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered for offences under [STATUTE] , 27 of the Arms Act and under Sections 3,4 and 6 of the Explosive Substance Act. A written report has been given by Nikhil Singh in which it is stated that this petitioner and other four named accused persons were at a place. The informant asked his driver to speed up his vehicle but bomb was thrown and firing was made through his revolver by co-accused Navneet Tiwari. Submission is that nobody has injured either by firing or by throwing bomb. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4764 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2 let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah in Bettia Muffasil P.S.Case No. 305 of 2011. Tahir/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.