Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13858 of 2012 ====================================================== Gaya Patel .... .... 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 offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and later [STATUTE] . was added. It was alleged that the informant was beaten by the daughter and wife of the petitioner on the orders of the petitioner. Subsequently on the order of this petitioner, Manman Singh inflicted knife blow into the stomach of the informant. Other accused persons also inflicted knife blows. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim died after two months of the occurrence due to cardiac failure and the accusation was Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13858 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 2 / 2 2 found false by the police and final form has submitted but cognizance has been taken against the accused persons. It is submitted that the persons caused injuries were granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 36847 of 2009 and Cr. Misc. No. 21748 of 2010 respectively. 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 learned C.J.M, Gopalganj, in Barauli P.S. Case no. 04 of 2008, 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.