Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1223 of 2012 Babulal Manjhi Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 16.01.2012. Heard Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh Raj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioner is of assaulting with sword on the head of informant. Though there is fracture injury of the index finger of informant but that injury has been caused by hard and blunt substance. There is counter version of occurrence also in which petitioner’s side has also received injury. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Sidhwalia P.S. Case No. 128 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of 2 Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Gopalganj, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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.