Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16843 of 2012 ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that this petitioner tried to establish forceful physical relationship with the daughter of the complainant when the theft was committed and assault was made. It is also alleged that when the daughter of the complainant caught hold of this petitioner, other accused persons got him rescued. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for the occurrence of 23.07.2011 the complaint was filed on 25.07.2011 when against the complaint this petitioner also lodged a case being Bahera P.S. Case No. 160 of 2011 levelling the accusation under [STATUTE] . Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16843 of 2012 (3) dt.10-05-2012 2/2 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 the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Benipur, Darbhanga in connection with C.R. No. 261 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.