Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10493 of 2012 (3) dt.03-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10493 of 2012 ====================================================== Gauri Shankar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 03.04.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant. Petitioner is in jail custody since 21.2.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] as well as 27 of the Arms Act. According to the prosecution case itself, on account of land dispute, alleged occurrence took place and in the occurrence, petitioner is said to have opened fire from his licencee gun causing fire arm injury to the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner drew my attention towards annexure 3 series to this petition and submitted that, no doubt, informant has received fire arm injury but the said injury is said to be simple in nature. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Gauri Shankar Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in Murar P.S. Case no. 90/2011. 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.