Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17218 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17218 of 2012 ====================================================== Din Bandhu Das, Son of Chandrika Das, Resident of Village-Chakniyamat, P.S.-Hajipur, District-Vaishali at Hajipur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Farooque Moazzam, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Gopesh Kumar, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 2 25-04-2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is accused of the case registered under [STATUTE] , Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3 (II) (V) prevention of atrocities on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act. The informant has alleged that Navin Kumar @ Tunnu Rai abused him in the name of caste, fired and Raushan Kumar, Birendra Rai, Binod Rai and Shankar Chaudhary were brandishing Pharsa, Sword and sickles. Submission is that no overt act has been attributed against the petitioner and many other accused persons against whom there are similar allegations have been admitted to bail. Co- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17218 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 accused Amit Kumar @ Amit Rai has been granted bail by this Court on 08.02.2012 in Cr. Misc. No. 4139 of 2012. Considering the facts and circumstances 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/court concerned, Hajipur, Vaishali in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 363 of 2011. KKSINHA/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.