Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22836 of 2012 (3) dt.27-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 22836 of 2012 ====================================================== Upendra Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 27-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that the petitioner fired at the informant’s brother, namely, Mahendra Mandal causing injury on back side of left lower part of chest ½”x1/2” with charring around the wound. Bullet was recovered from left lower chest anterolaterally by surgical procedure, recovered bullet was sealed in small jar and injury has been shown to be grievous in nature. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has remained in jail from 17.04.2012. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. However, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after framing of the charge. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.