Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36807 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Neelam Devi, Wife of Arun Singh. 2.Neeaj Kumar @ Neeraj Singh, Son of Arun Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA) 3 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 192 dated 21/11/2011. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this case. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this application with respect to petitioner no. 2 with a liberty to surrender before the court below within a fortnight for a prayer of regular bail, which shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced of instant withdrawal. Permission is granted. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36807 of 2011 (3) dt.03-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Accordingly, this application as regard to petitioner no. 2, namely, Neeaj Kumar @ Neeraj Singh stands disposed of as withdrawn. So far as, petitioner no. 1, the lady is concerned, submission is that she carries allegation of assaulting the informant but the injuries sustained are simple in nature. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let petitioner no. 1, namely, Neelam Devi be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusari, in connection with Barauni (Refinery O.P.) P.S. Case No. 209 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.