Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31787 of 2012 ====================================================== Birendra Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner being the son of the informant assaulted the informant and committed theft in the house. It is submitted that no injury was caused. Let the learned court below consider regular bail of the petitioner keeping in view the nature of accusation and relationship between the petitioner and the informant if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Pachrukhi (G. B. Nagar) P.S. Case No.129 of 2010 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Siwan. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31787 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 2 / 2 2 With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. , U.K./- (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.