Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4922 of 2012 ====================================================== Pappu Singh @ Pappu Kumar Singh son of Chhabi Nath Singh, resident of village-Sadasi Singh ke English, Police Station-Krishnagarh, District- Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH) 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case initially registered under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is contended that pursuant to investigation the police submitted charge sheet under [STATUTE] . The Co-accused Guddu Singh who is alleged to have used fire-arm while committing the offence has already been granted bail by order dated 12.01.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 44674 of 2011. The injuries sustained by the informant is simple in nature. There is admitted land dispute between the parties. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the nature of allegation and facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in sum of Rs. 10, 000/- (ten thousand) to the satisfaction of learned Chief Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4922 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Judicial Magistrate, Ara in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 229 of 2011 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner, (ii) that the petitioner 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 he shall remain present before the Court on the dates fixed for bearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the Court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstance for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the Court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel and (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modification/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Prakash/- (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.