Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14934 of 2012 ====================================================== Aasim @ Minku, son of Late Atiqur Rahman, resident of village-Ratan, P.S.-Gogri, P.S.-Gogri, District-Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.14969 of 2012 ====================================================== Piyare Khan, S/o Samsul Khan, resident of village-Ratan, P.S.-Gogri, District-Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners seek bail in a case instituted under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is stated that though the allegation is of firing against three persons but, admittedly, no one sustained any injury. There appears to be admitted land dispute. Considering the nature of accusation, facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners are directed to be released on bail on their Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14934 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2 / 2 2 executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Khagaria / Sri S.D. Bharti, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Khagaria in connection with Sessions Case No. 106 of 2012 / Gogri P.S. Case No. 221 of 2011 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioners who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioners. (ii) That the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That they shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If they want to remain absent, then they will take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, they will immediately inform the court and request that they may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioners violates any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.