Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35369 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Sahni .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 15-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section ¾ of the Prevention of Witchcraft Practices Act. Accusations are of making assault, causing burnt injury by acid and calling the informant’s side witch. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that except one other injuries have been found to be simple when there is counter version of the occurrence also. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 337 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35369 of 2012 (3) dt.15-10-2012 2 / 2 2 Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.