Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44136 of 2012 ====================================================== Shivnath Prasad Sah (Sonar) S/O Late Raghunath Sah R/O Vill-Madhubani, P.S.-K.Hat, Distt-Purnea. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 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 protest by the mob against inaction of the police for not taking action in the dacoity case when the police station was set on fire and police personnels also received injuries. Let the learned court below consider regular bail of the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No. 27 of 2004 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Purnea. It is expected that the regular bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44136 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2 / 2 2 application of the petitioner shall be disposed off by the learned court below preferably on the same day. 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.