Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41416 of 2012 ====================================================== Dwarika Kushawaha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-11-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against 20 persons including the petitioner to have assaulted Sanjay Patel. Except one, all the injuries have been found to be simple when there is counter version of the occurrence also and the informant has subsequently retracted from the initial version. It is submitted that co-accused Hargobind Sonar @ Hargobind Sonar has been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 32487 of 2012. This court sees no reason for learned Court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Dhanaha P.S. Case No. 51 of 2012, pending in the Court Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41416 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 2 / 2 2 of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bagaha, West Champaran. 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.