Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17588 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar S/O Shiv Kumar Choudhary Resident Of Village- Gaiuralganj, P.S.- Immamganj, District- Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3. 23-05-2012. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in Imamganj P.S.Case No.18 of 2012 for the offence under [STATUTE] . It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner and the informant Ravinandan Kumar Choudhary are cousin brothers and the case has been filed due to misunderstanding as both the parties have filed a compromise petition as contained in Annexure-2 in the court of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati on 14.3.2012. The allegation against the petitioner is to commit attempt of rape at Khushi Kumari, minor daughter of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17588 of 2012 (3) dt.23-05-2012 2 informant. The petitioner is in custody 4.3.2012. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Imamganj P.S.Case No.18 of 2012. ahk/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 511

Statute Text:
Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence. Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.