Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8511 of 2012 (2) dt.09-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8511 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Jeet Kumar Mehta @ Ramjee Mehta @ Ramjee Mehta son of Rameshwar Mehta, resident of village Shankarpur, P.S. Obra, District Aurangabad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bindeshwar Pd. Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Narendra Kr. Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 9.7.2012 The petitioner, who is the informant of Obra P.S. case No.179 of 2010, is aggrieved with the order dated 1.7.2011 passed by the S.D.J.M., Daudnagar in Obra P.S. case No.179 of 2010, by which he has taken cognizance only [STATUTE] ch can be adjudicated at the stage of framing of charge, the application is disposed off with such liberty to the petitioner. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, 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.