Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31547 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31547 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ramanand Paswan S/O Dholan Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 27-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 12.03.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner along with eight named persons as well as five to seven unknown persons is named in the first information report with allegation that he gave khanti blow on the head of the informant. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that three to four days prior to the alleged occurrence, the informant and others mercilessly assaulted the petitioner and others for which the petitioner lodged Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 36 of 2011 and so far as the present case is concerned, the injury report of injured of this case does not support the allegation as no injury has been found on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31547 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 the head of the injured of this case. Annexure-3 to this petition reveals that two injuries have been found on the person of the injured, Anandi Paswan. One is said to be facial palsy of left side causing disfigurement of face and second is fracture of 5th rib of left side of the chest. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur in connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 42 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (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.