Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44359 of 2011 (2) dt.07-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44359 of 2011 ====================================================== Jagannath Prasad Singh son of Late Nand Prasad Singh, resident of Mohalla-Subhash Nagar(Bibiganj), Road No. 2/3, PS-Sadar Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Sarvesh Choudhary son of Sri Ganga Choudhary, resident of Mohalla- Subhash Nagar(Bibiganj), Road No. 3, PS-Sadar Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur. ……...Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. A.B.K. Mangalam, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ranjit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 07-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In this case, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 25.6.2010 arising from G.R. Case No. 3752 of 2008 by which the court below has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . After some argument, the counsel for the petitioner makes a prayer to withdraw this petition with liberty to raise all points before the court below at the appropriate stage. The prayer is allowed and this petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.