Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25393 of 2012 ====================================================== Arjun Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The specific accusation of assaulting the informant by Khanti on the upper part of eyebrow is against Bhola Singh when this petitioner along others assaulted the informant by fists and lathi and when the wife of the informant came to rescue him, she was also being assaulted by fists and feet. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the injury has been found to be simple when during investigation, the accusation was fond false against the petitioner and final form was submitted but differing with the same the cognizance has been taken. Considering the fact that during investigation, the accusation was found false, let the above named petitioner be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25393 of 2012 (2) dt.24-07-2012 2/2 released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No. 43 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.