Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21133 of 2012 (3) dt.03-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21133 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandra Prakash Vimal @ Buttu Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 03-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that for payment of extortion amount of Rs.200000 the construction work was stopped by accused persons when Rs.30000 was realized by accused Satish Sharma on pistol point. It is submitted that the accusation against the petitioner is not specific when the uncle of the petitioner lodged a case vide Makhdumpur P.S. Case no. 66 of 2006 against the informant under [STATUTE] in which trial is going on, hence the present case has been lodged. Statement has been made in the paragraph 15 petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21133 of 2012 (3) dt.03-08-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 262 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.