Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42858 of 2012 (2) dt.13-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42858 of 2012 ====================================================== Mohan Das .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 13.12.2012 Power is filed on behalf of the informant. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner is in jail custody since 26.6.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The only allegation against the petitioner is that he caught hold of the informant at the time of alleged occurrence whereas it was co–accused who gave dagger blow to the injured of this case. Considering the nature of the allegation levelled against the petitioner as well as facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, Mohan Das, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in Pasraha P.S. Case no. 41/2012. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.