Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20868 of 2012 ====================================================== Koushik Shukla .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-07-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation against the petitioner is of giving farsa blow on the head of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that both sides are neighbors and there is counter version of the occurrence also, whereas it is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that injury is on the scalp and considering the size of the injury the petitioner does not deserve anticipatory bail. Considering the fact that accusation of repetition of blow is not levelled against the petitioner and there is counter version of the occurrence also, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20868 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 2 / 2 2 a period of six weeks in connection with Uchakagaon P.S. Case No. 50 of 2012, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. 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.