Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9296 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9296 of 2012 ====================================================== Gopal Mandal, S/O Late Bharosi Mandal, Resident of Village- Oraiya, P.S And District- Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 29-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for State. Petitioner is an accused in Lakhisarai (Kavaya) P.S. Case No. 280 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is submitted that petitioner is not named in the FIR. During investigation, it has come to the notice that during the welcome of the Barat, petitioner was making firing in the air but another person put his hand down and firing made by the petitioner caused injury in the hand of the informant. It is further submitted that there was no intention to cause injury to anyone as such the both parties have compromised the case. Learned counsel for the State, Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, could not controvert the contention of the petitioner while opposing the bail application. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9296 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with G.R. No. 0571 of 2011 arising out of Lakhisarai (Kavaya) P.S. Case no. 280 of 2011 subject to the conditions: (a) That one of the bailors will be the close relatives of the petitioner. (b) That petitioner will not indulge in any other offence. (c) That he will be well represented before the trial court on each and every date and if on two consecutive dates petitioner fails to make his pairvi, his bail bond would be cancelled by the concerned trial court and he will be taken into custody. Bhardwaj/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, 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.