Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23327 of 2012 ====================================================== Krishna Paswan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-07-2012 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] . The accusation is of causing fire arm injury to the informant. It is submitted that earlier son of the informant lodged the case against the son of co- accused Vyas Paswan and others under Section 366(A)/34 of the I.P.C. for kidnapping of grand daughter of informant in which daughter of petitioner and others were accused. Subsequently, the victim admitted that she of her own has married with son of Vyas Paswan then the present case has been lodged. It is submitted that injury report reflects four injuries which does not inspire confidence with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23327 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 2 / 2 2 regard to accusation. In view of this Court, it is not a fit case for consideration of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the learned court below consider prayer for regular bail of petitioner without being prejudiced this order of the Court if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Paharpur P.S. Case No. 198 of 2010 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Motihari, East Champaran. With the aforesaid 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.