Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34263 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Ram Vinay Paswan, S/o Mahendra Paswan 2. Amarjeet Paswan, S/o Mahendra Paswan 3. Ram Uday Paswan @ Uday Paswan, S/o Mahendra Paswan 4. Mahendra Paswan, S/o Gopal Paswan 5. Rajendra Paswan, S/o Late Bhagat Paswan 6. Akhilesh Paswan @ Akilesh Paswan, S/o Late Chanchal Paswan, resident of village-Tilrath, P.S. barauni, District-Begusarai .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Mahesh Paswan, S/o Sri Ram Sagar Paswan, resident of village-Tilrath, P.S. Barauni, District-Begusarai .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 20-04-2012 Heard Mr. Manish Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Ram Naresh Rai, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 10.05.2010 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 3rd, Begusarai in Sessions Trial No. 437 of 2006, whereby the learned Sessions Judge has been pleased to reject the petition dated 01.02.2010 filed on behalf of the petitioners seeking recall of prosecution witness no. 3 Ram Jatan Paswan and prosecution witness no. 4 Ram Sewak Paswan for their further cross-examination on the point of compromise. The prayer of the petitioners has been rejected by the learned trial court on grounds that the recall would not serve any Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34263 of 2010 (2) dt.20-04-2012 2 fruitful purpose for the reason that the offence alleged under [STATUTE] is non-compoundable. In the said circumstances, the prayer was rejected. I find no infirmity with the order passed by the learned trial court. The application is dismissed. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.