Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2757 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Gopal Prasad S/O Ganga Prasad Resident of Village Baburwan, P.S. Rajopur, District East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 25.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 27 of the Arms Act and 17 of Criminal Law Amendment Act. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. His name sprang up in the confession of co-accused. It is orally submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and other accused has been granted bail which gets reflected from Annexure-2. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Gopal Prasad, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2757 of 2012 (2) dt.09-02-2012 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar at Sitamarhi in connection with Tariyani P.S. Case No. 143 of 2009. DKS/ (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.