Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44377 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44377 of 2012 ====================================================== 1Raghunath Mahto 2.Surendra Mahto and 3.Hari Nath Mahto, .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 06-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is an application for grant of regular bail for the offences under [STATUTE] . and section 27 of the Arms Act. All these three petitioners are named in the F.I.R. but the role attributed to Harinath Mahto, Raghunath Mahto and Surendra Mahto having armed with firearms is of general and omnibus allegation. It is alleged that co-accused Ram Lal Mahto opened fire from his licensee revolver causing injury in right thigh of Upendra Yadav who is the younger brother of the informant. Harinath Mahto is also alleged to have fired from his gun causing injury in right arm of Sonu Kumar Yadav @ Shri Lal Yadav which is opined by the doctor as simple in nature. But However, there is specific allegation against the co-accused Arvind Mahto of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44377 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 firing from his rifle on Gagandeo Yadav, father of the informant who succumbed to his injury. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Bettiah, West Champaran, in Shri Nagar Pujahan Police Station Case No.106 of 2012. AnilKrSinha/- (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.