Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29652 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29652 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramanuj Mishra .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of torture and making attempt to burn. It is submitted that the injury was accidental and medical assistance was provided. The petitioner is ready to keep the informant as wife with full dignity and honour, hence, the accusation is not being deliberated. Considering the stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for one year in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jandaha Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29652 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 P.S. Case No. 38 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Let the learned court below issue notice to the informant for her appearance when the petitioner will take the informant to her matrimonial house to keep her as wife with full dignity and honour. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below if the matrimonial harmony is substantially restored or if the informant deliberately refuses to reside with the petitioner. 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.