Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34169 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34169 of 2012 ====================================================== Suttu Singh @ Suddu Kumar, son of Late Tun Tun Singh, resident of Vilage- Pasaraha, P.S. Pasaraha, District- Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 14-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Pasaraha P.S. Case No. 87 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that three persons including this petitioner fired upon the informant for the reason behind that the father of the informant was shot dead in the year 2003 and his brother-in- law was also murdered. The accused persons was pressurising the informant to compromise the case which he declined and consequently the accused persons attempted to kill the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of co-accused having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 17929 of 2012 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34169 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria, in connection with Pasaraha P.S. Case No. 87 of 2011, subject to condition that petitioner will not take any step to pressurise for compromise the informant. m.p. (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.