Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20045 of 2012 (2) dt.18-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20045 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Singh, son of Ram Ishwar Singh, resident of Village- Sirnawan Police Station- Wena, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 18-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Chandi (Waina) Police Station Case No. 225 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] . However role attributed to the petitioner is that he fired causing injury on the person of Pankaj Singh and injury report shows multiple burn spot (pin headed size over, right sight chest front and over and right side shoulder joint and a lacerated wound over right side knee. However, injury report said to be simple in nature. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20045 of 2012 (2) dt.18-05-2012 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa, in connection with Waina (Chandi) Police Station Case No. 225 of 2011. 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.