Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1921 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Naiyar Azam @ Naiyar Azam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 14-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending arrest in connection with Sadar (Bhalpatti) P.S. Case No. 353 of 2011 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga. The accusations are of torture, getting the pregnancy terminated and making assault. In the pursuance to the order dated 19.01.2012, the petitioner and opposite party no.2 are present. Opposite party no.2 is ready for reconciliation but the petitioner is not ready for the same. Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. 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.