Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4753 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Acchelal Sah @ Suraj Sah S/O Arjun Sah Resident Of Village- Hasua, P.S.- Nautan, District- Siwan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 16.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioner to have made assault with knife. The injury report reflects only one sharp cutting injury whereas three lacerated injuries have been found to be skin deep. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for regular bail. Let the petitioner surrender before the learned court below within six weeks from today in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 97 of 2010 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan and the learned court below will consider the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4753 of 2012 (2) dt.16-02-2012 2 / 2 2 prayer for bail of the petitioner and pass appropriate order preferably on the same day. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.