Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12883 of 2012 (2) dt.28-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12883 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Chandra Singh, Son of Late Lakhan Singh @ Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village-Katarmala, P.S.-Nima Chandpura, District-Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mrs. Anita Kumari Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. R.S. Chaudhary, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 2 28-03-2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It has been alleged that on 27.10.2011 the informant had gone to the shop of Om Prakash Singh where he saw this petitioner and others quarreling with Monu Kumar and when the informant tried to intervene then he was assaulted and fired upon by this petitioner. Submission is that there is a case and counter case. The counter case is under [STATUTE] and the informant of that counter case is petitioner here and the deceased of that case is son of the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12883 of 2012 (2) dt.28-03-2012 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 the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Nima Chandpura P.S. Case No. 71 of 2011. KKSINHA/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.