Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8559 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Patel .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 19.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that in a cross firing, one STF constable died. It is submitted that there is no specific accusation of causing fire arm injury and other accused persons have been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. Nos. 7079 of 2009 and 8742 of 2009. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner 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 Sessions Judge, FTC I, Khagaria in S.C. No. 467A of 2010 arising out of Beldaur P.S. Case No. 52 of 2007. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8559 of 2012 (2) dt.21-03-2012 2 / 2 2 The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner either in case he is found indulged in similar nature of offence or he defaults on three consecutive occasions. Anil/- (Dinesh 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.