Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39100 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 39100 of 2012 ====================================================== Guddu Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] as well as Section 27 of the Arms Act. The First Information Report is against unknown. During the investigation, though it is stated that the name of the petitioner finds place in the confessional statement of co-accused, namely, Shamim Akhtar and Viksah Jha, who in their exculpatory statement stated that the occurrence took place at the instance of Santosh Jha and Mukesh Pathak, who are their leaders. The petitioner is stated to be financer of the company and he happens to be brother-in-law (Sala) of Santosh Jha. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the only material against the petitioner is the confessional statement of the co-accused before the police. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered 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 learned Additional Chief Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39100 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Belsand P. S. Case No. 21 of 2012, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in the case on each and every date fixed by the court below and any absence of the petitioner shall be subject to the satisfaction of the court below on reasonable grounds and further any absence of the petitioner on two consecutive dates shall itself be a ground for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. Kundan/- (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.