Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15587 of 2012 (5) dt.02-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15587 of 2012 ====================================================== Shyam Narayan Paswan, S/o Sampat Paswan, resident of Village- Gahra, P.S. Naubatpur, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 22 of 1995, registered under [STATUTE] . There is specific allegation that petitioner firing on the back of head by which the victim fell down and injury has been found to be grievous and danger in life and victim has permanently lost his eye sight. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial preferably within a period of one year. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.