Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25909 of 2012 (4) dt.03-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25909 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04/ 03.10.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Allegation against the petitioner is that he opened fire causing fire arm injury on the shoulder of the informant. The injury report of injured supports the aforesaid allegation. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no case under [STATUTE] is made out as there is no repetition of firing but I am not at all convinced with the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Amnour P.S. Case no. 110/2011 arising out of Sessions trial no. 265/2012 pending in the court of the Fast Track Court No. IV, Saran at Chapra is, hereby, rejected, at least, at this stage. However, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner. Shahid (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.