Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14235 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjeet Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 23-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. In the FIR it is specifically alleged that the informant went on the roof of his house of hearing the gun sound firing he received gun shot injury on the chest when in the flash light he saw Sukho Singh armed with pistol, who was accompanied by this petitioner along with two unknown persons when it is alleged that for the flow of the drain water there was earlier dispute with his neighbour Sukho Singh. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14235 of 2012 (2) dt.23-04-2012 2/2 petitioner that admittedly the informant is not eye witness of firing and he only saw Sukho Singh armed with pistol whereas he has not seen this petitioner armed with any weapon and only one injury has been found, moreover, enmity has been alleged against Sukho Singh. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Begusari Muffasil P.S. Case No. 109 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.