Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41589 of 2012 ====================================================== Krishna Kanhaiya @ Krishna Kanahiya .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-12-2012 Let the second paragraph of the order dated 04.12.2012 be read as “ [STATUTE] and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act” instead of “ [STATUTE] and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act”, in second line of third paragraph “petitioner” be read instead of “ petitioner’s son”, and “the petitioner” be read instead of “the son of the petitioner”, in third line of paragraph no. 3 “24.06.2011” be read instead of “24.06.201”, in fourth line of third paragraph “as wife” be read instead of “wife of his son”, in fourth line of paragraph no. 4 “the petitioner” be read instead of “the son of the petitioner”, in fifth line of paragraph no. 4 “parents are” be read instead of “petitioner is”, in ninth line of paragraph no. 4 “petitioner” be read instead of “petitioner’s side” and in third line of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41589 of 2012 (3) dt.17-12-2012 2 / 2 2 paragraph no. 5 “the petitioner” be read instead of “the son of the petitioner”. The order dated 04.12.2012 stands modified to the extent as indicated above. Let the order be communicated through fax to the learned S.D.J.M., Sheohar, in connection with Complaint Case No. C1/245 of 2011,T.R.No. 1024 of 2012 at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (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.