Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14305 of 2012 ===================================================== Ranjan Kumar, son of Sri Chhotan Singh, resident of village- Dababigha, P.S. Ekangar Sarai, District-Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER ------------- 3 23-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is accused in Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No.120 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case by the informant, Nutan Kumari, only with a view to put pressure upon him. In fact, the informant has already filed a Complaint Case No.548-C of 2007 against the petitioner and others under [STATUTE] and after examination of the some of the witnesses the said complaint case was disposed of by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hilsa, on 1.9.2008 on the ground of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14305 of 2012 (3) dt.23-05-2012 2 / 2 2 compromise. It has also been submitted that some of the co- accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide Annexure-‘4’ to this application. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Hilsa, Nalanda, in connection with Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No.120 of 2011. P.S./- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 511

Statute Text:
Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code. Attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment, and in such attempt doing any act towards the commission of the offence. Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable by this Code with imprisonment for life or imprisonment, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence, shall, where no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such attempt, be punished with imprisonment of any description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-half of the imprisonment for life or, as the case may be, one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for that offence, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.