Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7312 of 2012 (3) dt.25-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7312 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Durga Shankar Singh S/O Basgit Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 25-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 19.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] as well as 27 of the Arms Act on the allegation that he opened fire on the informant causing firearm injury on the thigh of the informant. Admittedly, there is land dispute between the parties and the opinion regarding the nature of injury has been given by the doctor as grievous but the said opinion has not been made by the concerned doctor with certainty rather he expressed his opinion that the injury may be grievous in nature. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7312 of 2012 (3) dt.25-04-2012 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Kargahar (Barahari) P.S. Case No. 158 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (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.