Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4709 of 2012 ====================================================== Mushan Singh, Son of Mahendra Singh, Resident of Village-Sonkhar, P.S.- Chandradeep, District-Jamui. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Umesh Prasad, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Anil Kumar, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA) 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The First Information Report has been registered against four named accused persons including the petitioner. It has been alleged that the petitioner and others have assaulted the informant and they have fired and burnt the tractor. Submission is that subsequently a compromise petition was filed in the court below which has been annexed here as Annexure-2. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4709 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-201 2/22 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/court concerned, Jamui in connection with Chandradeep P.S. Case No. 86 of 2011. KKSINHA/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.