Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41559 of 2011 Mahendar Thakur @ Mahendra Thakur Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 03/ 25.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 19.10.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Allegedly, petitioner threw hot water on the children of the informant as a result of which two children of the informant sustained burn injuries. Learned counsel for the petitioner drew my attention towards this fact that injured Phool Kumari has received simple injury on her left leg and right thigh whereas injured Suraj Thakur has received injury on whole back side of his body. It is further contended by him that injured Phool Kumari has received simple injury and so far as injury regarding Suraj Thakur is concerned, the same was kept reserved as he was referred to Sadar hospital, Deoghar for treatment but no injury report of Sadar hospital, Deoghar has been produced before the Investigating officer. So, it would be presumed that Suraj Thakur has also received simple injury. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Mahendar Thakur @ Mahendra Thakur, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in Chakai P.S. Case no. - 2 - 63/2011. Shahid Hassan (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.