Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43990 of 2011 ====================================================== Chandeshwar Rai, Son of Late Domi Rai, Resident of village Parsurampur, P.S. Parsauni, District Sitamarhi, at present posted as Chaukidar, under Runnisaidpur Block, District Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Arvind Kumar, Son of Late Shyam Prasad, the Officer-in-Charge, Parsauni Police Station, District Sitamarhi. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR) 2 31-01-2012 Heard Shri Devendra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Raj Ballabh Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed with a prayer to quash first information report in Parsauni P.S. Case No.60 of 2011 and also for quashing of entire investigation so far as petitioner is concerned. Parsauni P.S. Case No.60 of 2011 has been registered for the offences Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43990 of 2011 (2) dt.31-01-2012 2 / 2 2 under [STATUTE] against several accused persons. I have perused the F.I.R. which categorically discloses cognizable offences and requires no interference. The petition stands dismissed. N.H./- (Rakesh Kumar, 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.