Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8056 of 2012 (3) dt.02-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8056 of 2012 ========================================== Mita Singh @ Mitheleshwar Singh, son of late Shiv Narayan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ========================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 02-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in connection with S. Tr. No. 801/2011 arising out of Parsa P.S. Case No. 73/1995 pending before 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Saran, Chapra, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. In this case of the year 1995 due to abstination of the petitioner after enjoying the privilege of bail. Record had to be separated. Having regard to the facts and circumstances as stated in order of the court below dated 21.11.2011 modified to some extent vide order dated 24.11.2011, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid unnecessary adjournments. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.