Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.221 of 2012 Lilanand Sahni Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 4.1.2012 Heard. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Jandaha P.S.Case No. 182 of 21011 registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner attempted to commit rape upon the victim. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for an occurrence of 1.10.2011 the F. I.R. was lodged on 3.10.2011 and the victim was not examined medically and as such the offence alleged is not made out. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner Lilanand Sahni be directed to be released, either in the event of his arrest by the police or surrender before the court below, on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/-( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in the aforesaid case, subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Kanth ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 511

Statute Text:
Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence. Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.