Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44705 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44705 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Jumman S/O Late Abu Nasar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Supplementary affidavit is filed on behalf of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] , 3, 4, 5 of Explosive Substance Act, Section 40 of B.M.M.C. Rule, 1972, Section 8 of Bihar Mineral Illegal Mining Transportation Storage Prevention Act, 2003, Section 4 of Prevention of Damage of Public Properties Act, 1984 and Section 15 of Environment Act on the charges that having heard the sound of explosion when informant and other officials reached near the place of occurrence and one tractor was being taken by the officials, petitioner and other accused attacked on the officials and assaulted them. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44705 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 petitioner does not have any concern with the seized tractor nor the mining and moreover, injured persons of this case have received simple injury which is evident from injury reports of injured persons of this case and apart from this general allegation of assault has been levelled against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 386 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (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.