Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39980 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Mujahid S/O Late Abdul Karim R/O Village - Chakdah, Police Station - Dagarua, District - Purnia .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 29-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The basic accusation is of torture. The informant claims the petitioner to be her husband when the petitioner denies the same. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that in the maintenance proceeding, the petitioner has been directed to make payment of Rs. 1500/- per month from 06.10.2012 in Maintenance Case No. 50/2011. Without expressing any opinion on the claim and counter claim of the parties, since the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39980 of 2012 (3) dt.29-11-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner undertakes to deposit the up-to-date maintenance amount as directed by the learned maintenance court within a period of one month, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Sadar (Dagarua)P.S. Case No. 250 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Purnea, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on making up-to-date payment of maintenance amount. 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.