Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35035 of 2011 (5) dt.30-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35035 of 2011 ====================================================== Bhajju Ram @ Brajesh Ram, son of Shiv Charan Ram, resident of Ambedkar Nagar, Ward No. 32, Police Station- Bettiah (Town), District- West Champaran (Bettiah). .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 30-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Bettiah Nagar Thana P.S. Case No. 299 of 2010, registered under [STATUTE] . There is allegation that informant is victim herself as alleged that her husband came along with dragger and firstly he tried to give injury on her neck thereafter gave dragger blow on her abdomen. Post Mortem report suggests that injury on abdomen causing death. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that victim was living at her Naihar and has illicit relation with someone. Petitioner has tried several times to bring her, but she did not come. However, the victim herself in her statement supported the prosecution case and witnesses have also supported the prosecution case. It is submitted that victim having nature of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35035 of 2011 (5) dt.30-03-2012 injury may not be in a position to depose. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner at that this stage. Hence bail petition of the petitioner is hereby rejected. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.