Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7954 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making assault by petitioner and others with rod and lathi. Pappu Mahto assaulted the informant with butt of pistol and Arvind Singh snatched Rs. 2200/- from the pocket of the informant. The injury report reflects seven injuries out of which about three injuries, opinion has been reserved. In the circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner but considering the nature of accusation it is a good case for consideration of regular bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7954 of 2012 (2) dt.16-03-2012 2 / 2 2 if the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Sarmera P.S. Case No. 37 of 2011 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Nalanda at Biharshariff. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.