Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36222 of 2012 (2) dt.08-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36222 of 2012 ====================================================== Miro Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 08.10.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 24.4.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] on the allegation that having entered into the house of the informant he attempted to commit rape on her and also gave dagger blow to her. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the informant has received simple injury which is evident from annexure 2 to this petition and so far as allegation of attempt to rape is concerned, the same has been inserted in this case to make the offence graver and, as a matter of fact, present case has been brought on account of previous enmity. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Miro Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in Halsi P.S. Case no. 33/2012. Shahid (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.