Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7438 of 2011 ====================================================== Ramayan Giri son of Ram Pukar Giri, resident of village-Rampur-Khajuria, P.S.-Dumariya Ghat, District-East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uma Kant Shukla, Advocate Mr. Sushil Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. L.K.Sharma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 30-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The present case is arising from Dumariya Ghat P.S. Case No. 43 of 2008 whereby the court below has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is a simple altercation and no case of [STATUTE] . is made out. However, the parties have already settled the dispute outside the Court and a compromise application was filed before the court below which is pending. After some argument, the counsel for the petitioner prays to withdraw with application. The prayer is allowed and this petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.