Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6932 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6932 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Arif Son of Thaga Nadaf, R/o Village- Nanpur, P.S.- Nanpur, District- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 2 15-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which was initially registered under [STATUTE] on 15.8.2011 and vide order dated 29.8.2011 [STATUTE] was added. The petitioner is named accused of the First Information Report on the allegation that he along with his wife assaulted Md. Salim, father of the informant when he came to rescue his son the informant. Submission is that there was no intention at all to cause death and the allegation does not make out any case under [STATUTE] . Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6932 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 petitioner above named is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M./concerned Court, Pupri, Sitamarhi in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 134 of 2011. avin/- (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.