Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21303 of 2012 (4) dt.14-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21303 of 2012 ====================================================== Kailash Chakraborty .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 04/ 14.08.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 21.2.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Allegedly, petitioner along with his wife assaulted the injured with stones. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that wife of the petitioner has already been released on bail. It is further contended by him that the injured sustained injuries accidentally while he was in drunken condition. Para 43 of the case diary reveals that injured sustained some injuries on his person and opinion regarding their nature was kept reserved but without obtaining complete injury report, Investigating officer has submitted charge sheet against the petitioner and other. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Kailash Chakraborty, 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, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case no. 63/2012. 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.