Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42433 of 2011 (6) dt.02-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42433 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Tung Nath Chaubey S/O Late Ram Sinhasan Chaubey Resident Of Village- Etwa, Kajariya, P.S.- Rajpur, District- Buxar .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 6 02-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. There is allegation of assault and fire causing injury on the right perital region of scalp, which is caused by fire arm and at Alakhnanda Hospital, Benaras, high density foreign bodies bullet has been removed from inside after operation causing fracture of bone calveria and injury was grievous in nature caused by fire shot. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the injury is alleged to be from house of the petitioner, which is at a distance of seven feet and the neighbours have not supported the case. The petitioner is in jail since 13.09.2011. However, having regard to the nature of the injury, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The prayer for bail is rejected. It is directed that the trial may be expedited so that it may be concluded within nine months. However, if the trial is not concluded within nine months, then the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. SA/- (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.