Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18155 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Paswan S/O Chandradeo Paswan Village- Sarsi, P.S- Sarsi, District- Purnea. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 3 06-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. He is named in the First Information Report along with Rintu Singh and one another. From perusal of the First Information Report, it does not appear that petitioner is alleged to have opened fire. He is only said to have been seen running away with Rintu Singh. Antecedent of the petitioner is also said to be absolutely clean. Let the petitioner above named surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in the court below and thereafter be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five thousand only) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18155 of 2012 (3) dt.06-06-2012 2 / 2 2 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Sarsi P.S. Case No. 85 of 2011, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Arjun/- (V.N. Sinha, 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.