Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1823 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Santosh Yadav S/O Sudama Yadav Resident Of Village- Barki Hardiya, P.S- Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur (Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 11.08.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3 (1) (ii) (x) (xi) (xii) (xv) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petitioner alleged to have given spear blow on the back of the informant. The accusation of setting fire is against Makhauli Paswan and Santosh Yadav. The injury has been found to be simple caused by hard and blunt substance. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Santosh Yadav, be released on bail on furnishing bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1823 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2/2 bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with SC/ST P.S. Case No. 28 of 2010. 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.