Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6742 of 2011 (2) dt.19-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6742 of 2011 ====================================================== Durga Mandal @ Durga Nand Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar No. 3, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 19-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is challenging the order dated 17th September 2010 passed by Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jhanjharpur in Ghoghardiha P.S.Case No. 49 of 2009 and has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that charge has already been framed. In that view of the matter, this petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to raise all the points at the appropriate state. Jay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.