Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2401 of 2012 ====================================================== Paban Singh @ Pawan Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 25-01-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged against the petitioner to have made assault with butt of the pistol. It is submitted that simple injury has been caused. Considering the fact that case was instituted in 1999, this Court is not inclined to interfere. However, considering the nature of accusation, this is a fit case for grant of regular bail. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 39 of 1999, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.