Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.975 of 2012 (2) dt.19-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.975 of 2012 ====================================================== Saryug Paswan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Pramod Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mrs. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 19-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.08.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged against this petitioner to have threatened with pistol and sat on the body of the informant whereas accusation of causing injury by Fasuli (sharp cutting weapon) is against Dilip Paswan but the injury has been found simple caused by hard and blunt substance. It is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.975 of 2012 (2) dt.19-01-2012 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Nalanda at Bihar Sharif in connection with Noorsarai P.S. Case No. 119 of 2011. U. K. (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.