Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6144 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6144 of 2012 ====================================================== Abodh Rai, S/O-Chandar Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 14-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 23.08.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] as well as 27 of the Arms Act. Although, there is allegation against the petitioner that he opened fire on the informant causing firearm injury on his right thigh and the opinion regarding the aforesaid injury has been kept reserved but taking into consideration that having more or less similar allegation, co-accused Pappu Rai has already been granted privilege of bail by another Bench of this Court, 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, Barh in connection with Athmalgola P.S. Case No. 104 of 2010. 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.