Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8493 of 2012 ====================================================== Liyakat Ali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-03-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of causing knife injury on the head of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no accusation of repetition of blow and injury has been found to be simple. It is further submitted that for the occurrence of 22.08.2011 the F.I.R. was lodged on 16.10.2011. In view of this Court, delayed lodging of the F.I.R. constitutes a very good ground for consideration of regular bail. Let learned Court below consider the same, preferably on the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8493 of 2012 (2) dt.21-03-2012 2 / 2 2 same day, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Panapur P.S. Case No. 77 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran, Chapra. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.