Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38376 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 08-11-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 47(a) of the Excise Act. Huge quantity of liquor and packing materials were recovered form the joint family house of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that recovery has been made from the joint family house but differing seizure list from differing areas have been prepared in order to involve the entire family members. In view of this court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of eight weeks in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 100 of 2012, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan. With the observations above, the application Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38376 of 2012 (3) dt.08-11-2012 2 / 2 2 stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted to the learned Court below through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 308

Statute Text:
Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempt to commit culpable homicide. 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 culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.