Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34421 of 2012 (3) dt.05-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34421 of 2012 ====================================================== Lakhan Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 05-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Later on [STATUTE] was also added. The FIR was lodged by the petitioner when he alleged that Mantu Rai and Jaiprakash assaulted his daughter after entering into the house and pierced knife in her stomach. During investigation it was found that it was this petitioner who killed his 10 years old daughter and implicated the FIR named accused persons since they were inimical with this petitioner. After investigation the charge-sheet was submitted against this petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34421 of 2012 (3) dt.05-12-2012 when the FIR named accused persons have been exonerated. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Mohiuddin Nagar P.S. Case No. 92 of 2005 pending in the court of learned CJM, Samastipur. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.