Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2972 of 2012 ====================================================== Baijnath Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 13.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that on the order of this petitioner one Ajit Singh @ Bhola Singh fired on the informant but injury has been found to be simple. It is further alleged that petitioner took Rs. 5000/- from the pocket of the informant. Considering the fact that no overt act is alleged against the petitioner and the period under custody, let the petitioner namely Baijnath Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2972 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 154 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.