Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38402 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38402 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pappu Sah @ Pappu Saw S/O Sri Ashok Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 16-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 23.06.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] as well as 27 of the Arms Act. There is general allegation of assault against the petitioner and other accused persons and the informant has sustained simple injury which is evident from perusal of Annexure-2 to this petition and it appears that the learned court below rejected the bail petition of the petitioner on the ground that petitioner carries criminal antecedent of seven cases of serious nature. 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38402 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 183 of 2012. 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.