Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6117 of 2011 (2) dt.05-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6117 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Sushil Kumar Yadav son of Late Balbir Yadav, R/o village- Bhatgama,PS-Chausa, District-Madhepura. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anant Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In this case, the petitioner is challenging the order of cognizance dated 19.11.2009 passed in Banmankhi (Sarsi) P.S. Case No. 258/1991, G.R. No. 2052/1991 for offences under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no material on record to implicate the petitioner and the court below has wrongly taken cognizance. At this stage, this Court is not examining the case on merit. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to raise all the points before the court below at the appropriate stage. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.