Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37546 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37546 of 2012 ====================================================== Sheikh Sharif & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 11.10.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Allegedly, the petitioners and other accused mercilessly assaulted the informant with different weapons. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that the informant is nonelse but wife of elder brother of petitioner no.1. It is further contended by him that the informant received three injuries, out of them one injury which is on the leg of the informant has been found grievous in nature and the aforesaid injury is attributed to co- accused Md Kauser though there is allegation against petitioner no.2 that he assaulted the informant with bhala causing injury on her right leg. It is further contended by him that that there is litigation between the parties and civil suit is also going on between them. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners, Sheikh Sharif and Sheikh Gaisul, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah District West Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37546 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 Champaran in Sikta P.S. Case no. 56/2012. Shahid (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.