Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.358 of 2012 ====================================================== Devri Mahton .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being father of the husband is apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation against the petitioner is of pouring kerosene oil when the husband lit the fire. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner no injury report is on record. The case diary was called for and the case diary also does not contain any injury report. Considering the fact that accusation of litting fire is against the husband, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.358 of 2012 (3) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Naokothi P.S. Case No. 73/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted by the learned court below on surrender of the husband. Anil/- (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.