Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37318 of 2011 ====================================================== Damodar Choudhary, son of late Ganeshi Choudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. R.C. Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 4. 28-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] . A report was called for from the Trial Court which reveals that the Trial Court will take six months in concluding the trial. In view of such report, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail is rejected. However, he may renew his prayer for bail if trial is not concluded by the Trial Court, if the reason for it is not attributed to the petitioner. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, 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.