Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13907 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramdeo Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he assault one Shanti Devi with lathi causing her head injury. The case was instituted in the year 2004 when the petitioner’s anticipatory bail was rejected by the learned court below in 2006. It is submitted that the police after investigation, has found the accusation false and submitted final form but the learned C.J.M. differing the with investigation took cognizance against the petitioner in 2008. It is further submitted that the parties have compromised the case in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13907 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 2 / 2 2 court below and some of the accused against whom cognizance has been taken got anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 28762 of 2007. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Smt. Anju Singh, J.M. Ist Class, Gaya in connection with Neem Chak Bathani P.S. Case No. 28/04, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. M.Rahman/- (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.