Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40587 of 2011 (3) dt.09-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40587 of 2011 ====================================================== Sunil Prasad, S/o Late Bishwambhar Pd., resident of Village- Gogri Jamalpur Bazar, Police Station- Gogri, District- Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 3 09-02-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Gogri P.S. Case No.146 of 2011 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. Considering the allegation against this petitioner of having fired at his son (the informant) causing gun-shot injury in either of the shoulders, I am not inclined to consider the prayer of the petitioner and the same is rejected. This application is dismissed. SKPathak/- (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.