Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39383 of 2011 (3) dt.18-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39383 of 2011 ====================================================== Vijay Sahni @ Bijay Sahni S/O Madan Sahni @ Madan Sahni R/O Village - Andama, P.S. Keoti, Distt. - Darbhanga .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== 3. 18-01-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 141 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner has been charged with attempt to commit rape on the daughter of the informant and in which process he had undressed himself and also the victim girl. A revolver was also kept to restrain the victim from raising her voice and upon sound being heard by the informant this petitioner was found lying on the top of the victim girl. Although learned counsel for the petitioner, with reference to an application placed at Annexure-2 of this application, submits that the relationship between the parties is that of brother-in-law and sister-in-law and that matter has been compromised but that is not sufficient to consider the application of the petitioner in the light of the allegations set out and the prayer is rejected. The application is dismissed. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.