Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42414 of 2011 ====================================================== Anil Mandal S/O Mahavir Mandal Resident of Dubha Tola, P.S.- Rupauli, District- Purnea. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 03. 16-03-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Sessions Trial No. 589 of 2011 arising from Rupauli P.S. Case No. 05 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and subsequently Section 302 was added to the set of allegations upon the death of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner, with reference to the F.I.R., submits that the deceased and the petitioner are own brothers and the occurrence is a manifestation of a civil dispute between the parties which ultimately proved fatal. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner on his own has surrendered before the court below on 04.02.2011 and the matter is at the stage of prosecution evidence. Considering the circumstances, let the petitioner Anil Mandal be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42414 of 2011 (3) dt.16-03-2012 2 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-F.T.C. No. 3, Purnea in connection with Sessions Trial No. 589 of 2011 arising from Rupauli P.S. Case No. 05 of 2011 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall ensure his representation before the trial court on each and every date fixed in the case and the failure on the part of the petitioner to ensure his representation on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the court below, would entitle the court concerned to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner and to take him into custody. 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.