Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8443 of 2012 ====================================================== Abhay Pandey S/O Sri Surendra Pandey Resident of Village- Nandpur, P.S.- Brahampur, District- Buxar. At Present Katira (Pakari), P.S.- Ara Nawada, District- Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.B. Roy, Adv. For the State : Mr. R.K. Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 09-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. The Petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 8.2.2012 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-III, Ara, Bhojpur, in Sessions Trial No. 30 of 2012 arising out of Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 157 of 2011 by which he has rejected an application under [STATUTE] no prejudice would be caused to the Petitioner since the same can be amended during trial, hence I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is dismissed. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, 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.