Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34204 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34204 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Aadil .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 20.09.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/ 4 of the Explosive Substance Act. Although petitioner is named in the first information report on the allegation that at the direction of the petitioner, informant tried to pick up the bag but explosion took place causing injury to the informant of the present case. In course of investigation, it came to light that petitioner, informant and one other were making bomb and unfortunately, bomb exploded as a result of which the informant sustained injury. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Md Anwar and Md Sammi have already been granted privilege of bail by this court and even if the story as propounded by the police assumed to be true, then also, case of this petitioner stands on similar footing to that of co-accused Md Anwar and Md Sammi. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Md Aadil, 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, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34204 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 Bhagalpur in Kotwali (Tatarpur) P.S. Case no. 585/2011. 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.