Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3307 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3307 of 2012 ====================================================== Dhannu Yadav, son of Sadanand Yadav, resident of Shankarpur, P.S.Muffasil, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner. : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party. : Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD) 2 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 186 of 2011, registered for offence under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that Dhannu Yadav and co-accused Bittu Yadav pelted stones from the roof of their house with regard to verbal altercation in between Giro Yadav and co- accused Sadanand Yadav. It is also alleged that Dhannu Yadav and Bittu Yadav also made firing causing injury on right ear of the informant who was watching the occurrence. It is alleged that he got injury by fire arm. However, injury report which has been annexed Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3307 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 as Annexure- 2 shows that injury is simple in nature and petitioner in custody since 06. 11. 2011. Under the facts and circumstance 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 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 186 of 2011 corresponding to G.R. No. 176 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.