Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44524 of 2009 ====================================================== 1. Umesh Puri, son of Rajdeo Puri 2. Rajmangal Puri, son of late Adalatpuri 3. Satnarayan Puri, son of late Adalat Puri 4. Madhusudan Puri, son of Rajdeo Puri All resident of village Kisunpur, P.S. Piprakathi, Distt. Motihari(East Champaran.) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Madhuri Kumari, Adv. For the State : Mr. M.N. Jha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 3. 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 9.11.2009 passed in Sessions Trial No. 515 of 2009 by which the Additional District and Sessions Judge-VIII, Motihari, has refused an application under [STATUTE] , no prejudice would be caused to the petitioners and hence seeing no merit in the application, the same is dismissed. S.Ali (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.