Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9035 of 2012 ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar, Son of Vidya Nand Prasad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 17-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , is solitary named accused in this case of brutal assault to the informant finding her alone in the house and apprehended therein. Submission is of false implication, delayed institution of the case and long period of confinement having no criminal antecedent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case that on getting information about the occurrence police arrived at the seen and immediately initially provided medical assistance to injured informant, anyhow rescue the petitioner from inside the house and prepared seizure list of recovered blood stained hammer from his possession used in the occurrence, for the present, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner, in connection with Brahmpura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2011, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9035 of 2012 (4) dt.17-07-2012 2 / 2 2 Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, is hereby, refused. Simultaneously, court below is directed to proceed expeditiously with the trial and avoid undue delay and adjournments. Further, petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below itself after examination of the victim. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 397

Statute Text:
Section 397 of the Indian Penal Code. Robber or Dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt. If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, so attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.