Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43723 of 2009 ====================================================== Lalan Singh, son of Jeeman Mahto, resident of village Govindpur, Police Station Harsidhi, District East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 27-03-2012 Heard Shri Sanjeev Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Shyam Bihari Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The petitioner, who is accused in Sessions Trial No.254 of 2009, arising out of Harsidhi P.S. Case No.46 of 2008, registered under [STATUTE] , has approached this Court, while invoking its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with a prayer to quash an order dated 9.9.2009 passed by 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Motihari, East Champaran, whereby petition Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43723 of 2009 (2) dt.27-03-2012 2 / 2 2 filed by the petitioner under Section 228(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been rejected. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the basis of injury report, offence under [STATUTE] is not made out. I have perused the materials available on record. I do not find any defect in the order. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise all the points at the time of argument. 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.