Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36871 of 2012 ====================================================== Mamta Kumari D/O Shobha Singh Resident Of Village Gopalpur, Police Station Pachrukhi, District Siwan. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Subsequently, [STATUTE] . was also added. It is alleged that one Niraj Kumar assaulted Kishundeo Singh with lathi on the head who subsequently succumbed to the injuries. It is further alleged that this petitioner, Mantu Kumar and Soni Kumari assaulted the informant, Lalita Kumari and Shailendra Singh and their injuries have been found to be simple. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation of assaulting the deceased is not against the petitioner who is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36871 of 2012 (2) dt.27-09-2012 2 / 2 2 unmarried girl. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Pachrukhi P.S. Case No. 85 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Siwan, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.