Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41652 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Rajak .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 06-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is in jail custody since 13.8.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The allegation against this petitioner is that he gave axe blow to injured Suman Rajak causing injury near his right eye. The first information report reveals that dispute arose between the parties on account of childish quarrel and in that quarrel the petitioner is said to have given an axe blow to the injured. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no doubt some injury was found on the eye of the injured but admittedly, the dispute arose between the parties on account of a very petty issue. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the informant lost his right eye so the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41652 of 2012 (2) dt.06-11-2012 2 petitioner does not deserve privilege of bail. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let petitioner, Ajay Rajak, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Tisiauta P.S. Case No. 34/2012. S.Pandey/- (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.