Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19156 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Prasad @ Sanju .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 16-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 206 of 2011 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act pending in the court of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikarhana, Motihari. The accusation is of causing firearm injury for non- fulfillment of the extortion demand. Consideration the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail the petitioner. Accordingly, the same is rejected. Amrendra/- (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.