Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44209 of 2011 Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 02/ 05.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 15.7.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act against unknown persons. It would appear from perusal of the impugned order that name of this petitioner came in confessional statement of co-accused and later on, petitioner also confessed his guilt. It appears that except the above stated confessional statement, Investigating officer could not succeed to collect any material to show involvement of the petitioner in the alleged crime and lastly, Investigating officer submitted charge sheet against the petitioner on the basis of the above stated confessional statement. Accordingly, petitioner, Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar, is directed to 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, Lakhisarai in Barahiya P.S. Case no. 35/2011. 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.