Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34169 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34169 of 2012 ====================================================== Suttu Singh @ Suddu Kumar, son of Late Tun Tun Singh, resident of Vilage- Pasaraha, P.S. Pasaraha, District- Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 14-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Pasaraha P.S. Case No. 87 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that three persons including this petitioner fired upon the informant for the reason behind that the father of the informant was shot dead in the year 2003 and his brother-in- law was also murdered. The accused persons was pressurising the informant to compromise the case which he declined and consequently the accused persons attempted to kill the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of co-accused having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 17929 of 2012 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34169 of 2012 (2) dt.14-09-2012 the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria, in connection with Pasaraha P.S. Case No. 87 of 2011, subject to condition that petitioner will not take any step to pressurise for compromise the informant. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 324

Statute Text:
Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting, or any instrument which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, or by means of fire or any heated substance, or by means of any poison or any corrosive substance, or by means of any explosive substance or by means of any substance which it is deleterious to the human body to inhale, to swallow, or to receive into the blood, or by means of any animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.