Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44996 of 2011 ====================================================== Ramjeevan Baitha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== 2 06-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 17.01.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner to have assaulted the informant with knife on his back. The specific accusation of assaulting the deceased is against Babloo Baitha and Hari Baitha, who are not petitioner before this Court. It is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Sheohar P.S. Case No. 171 of 2010. Amrendra Kumar/- (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.