Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1645 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kanhaiya Manjhi S/O Late Bishun Manjhi Resident Of Village- Tajpur Sristapur, Police Station- Janta Bazar, District- Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 31-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 21.09.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation of assault is against Ravindra Manjhi. It is alleged against the petitioner that he stopped informant by catching hold of the handle of the motorcycle and subsequently took away Rs.50,000/- and gold chain. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that since there was wage dispute with regard to the petitioner’s sons being employed by the informant he has been implicated in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1645 of 2012 (2) dt.31-01-2012 2/2 the case. Considering the fact that the assault is not alleged against the petitioner, let the petitioner namely Kanhaiya Manjhi, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 61 of 2011. DKS/ (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.