Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10277 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sukhdeo Singh S/O Late Shivdani Singh R/O Kuhila, P.S.Akbarpur, Distt-Nawada .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-04-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. Accusation against the petitioner is of causing injury by garasa on the head of the informant. The incised injury is found on the scalp of the informant. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that doctor has opined that the injury has been caused by hard and blunt substance. Considering the nature of injury, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer is rejected. However, if petitioner surrenders within a period of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10277 of 2012 (2) dt.02-04-2012 2 / 2 2 six weeks, it is expected that Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada, will consider and dispose of the bail application keeping in view that medical opinion does not corroborate the accusation in true sense. sudip/- (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.