Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30458 of 2012 ====================================================== Pappu Sharma S/O Shyam Narayan Sharma Resident Of Village- Kudara, P.S- Kudara, District- Kaimur At Bhabua. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 08-08-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Kudara P.S. Case No. 187 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The allegation against the petitioner is of having fired at the informant. The case of the petitioner was earlier considered and rejected by order dated 12.01.2012 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 42976 of 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the offence alleged the petitioner has remained in custody since 22.08.2011. Regard being had to the submissions of learned counsel and the period of custody, let the petitioner Pappu Sharma be released Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30458 of 2012 (2) dt.08-08-2012 2 on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Kudara P.S. Case No. 187 of 2011. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.